The Psychic

Posted on February 4, 2023 | 23 Comments
Tarot cards

I wanted to learn about my fate,
Which seemed to be all cattywampus,
So I listened to a psychic bloviate,
But that gave me the collywobbles
And I was forced to absquatulate.
She called me later about my stars,
Constructing quite the brouhaha
About a freak storm percolating;
Then I asked her about her rate
And she bumfuzzled me with poppycock.
At least give me a newbie discount,
I pleaded with this flibbertigibbet,
Offering up a taradiddle
About a vet bill for my fox–
She disbelieved this malarky
And said I owed a hefty fee,
At which point I let the matter drop.
I walked to the bank to get some cash,
Feeling like a great big nincompoop
Because it was raining dogs and cats,
And I forgot my bumbershoot.

~*~
©️2023 Paula Light and Light Motifs II. No unauthorized use permitted.

Written for Marla’s Weird Words Challenge (I used 11 words from her list).

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23 responses to “The Psychic”

  1. Suzette Benjamin | February 4, 2023 at 12:35 pm |

    Any time I can read poetry with brouhaha, nincompoop and bumbershoot in the same poem, I am ecstatic. Great writing Paula. Really well crafted too, I note the careful meter and rhyme. Brava!!

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  2. pensitivity101 | February 4, 2023 at 3:40 pm |

    This was fun Paula!

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  3. jai | February 4, 2023 at 5:48 pm |

    Great poem, Paula…witty and rolls off the tongue with ease.

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  4. Sadje | February 4, 2023 at 9:31 pm |

    Haha! Excellent work.

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  6. Baydreamer - Lauren Scott | February 5, 2023 at 7:29 am |

    What a great poem with perfect rhythm, Paula! Well done! And these words are so much fun: cattywampus, collywobbles, and brouhaha! 🥰

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  7. Eugenia | February 5, 2023 at 7:53 am |

    Wow, what a brilliant and delightful write, Paula!

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  8. Marlapaige | February 5, 2023 at 10:00 am |

    Paula, I’m sorry it took me so long to reply; I had to keep rereading this because I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. I kept thinking I was overly tired and was not processing it properly, but I was! This is absolutely amazing! I can honestly say, I never thought I’d read a poem with ANY of these words in it, let alone 11 of them! Exquisite! Thank you for participating!

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  9. Keera Ann Fox | February 6, 2023 at 3:14 am |

    Had to look some words up. I live in a very rainy part of the world so was delighted to learn a bumbershoot is an umbrella 🌂 😍

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