I have wanted to live
Under a hill
Earth sheltered
Bermed and of
Constant temperature.
So it is logical for me
To play OULIPO
With Mother Goose's old
WOMAN under a HILL.
So I tried N + 7.
It gave:
There was an old WORD
Lived under a HIPPOPOTAMUS;
And if she's not gone,
She lives there still.
Hmm. So I tried N + 7
On Edward Lear's nonsense.
Lear's nonsense made more sense.
So I went back to the HILL
In my paperback dictionary
Figuring it is more a game
Of literary potential
Than structured chaos
So I tweaked N + 7
And got:
There was an old WORD
Lived under a HINT;
And if she's not gone,
She lives there still.
And that to me
Is more satisfying.
I am intrigued by hill dwellings also - the most eco-friendly, I hear. I enjoyed this play with words.
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