1.I wish

 

Lots of words seem to end in ‘ish’

I think some are made-up, like easy-ish

But wait a minute, let’s not get too childish

And appear for one moment that I am being churlish

 

Some of them confuse me, like pigfish

Which is it?  A pig or a fish?

But I do know that revenge is best served as a cold dish

And that Chihuahua’s may look like rats, but are actually quite doggish

 

If I had a choice of a word that I could abolish

Then my vote would have to be in favour of the useless, slimy Jellyfish

And if I had to choose a favourite-ish

I think I’d have to jump up and down with glee and plump for Tickle-ish

 

I’ll shut up soon, I don’t want this to be too largish or longish

Any more and I won’t be able to get anyone to agree to publish

I think I’m already in danger of going over-the-top-ish

And It’s clear to see that some words just shouldn’t be anywhere hereabouts-ish

 

Finally, as seen above, people take liberties with made up words ending in ‘ish’

And I do find myself usually getting mildly peevish

When I stumble across one of those sly imposters, like liquorice

Which, though very nice in its own way, doesn’t end in ‘ish’

 

2.Poetic licence

 

Some poems are fun

Make me laugh and snigger

Some poems are sad

These are no laughing matter

Some poems are long

Some just right, others far, far too long

Some poems are short

Now they’re a relief

Some poems are tragic

Old Will the Bard was good at those I think

Some poems make no sense

I’m pretty good at those myself

Some poems are a farce

Will seems to spring to mind again

Some poems rhyme

I don’t bother most of the time

Other poems do not

Ever

Some poems use flowery language

I can see the sense in that

Some poems are more Agricultural

So the less cultivated don’t feel left out

Some poems make me think

Give me pause, make me ponder

Some poems are just plain silly

But I’m not sure what this one is yet