MISNOMER
by Dorothea H. Scher
A caution that’s sincerely meant
to any lady or a gent:
cease and desist trying to learn
a language that will only earn
you upsets without measure.
This is advice that you will treasure.
French is an argot full of rules,
attempts to follow them are for fools,
besides outnumbering parts of speech
are more exceptions you can’t breach.
Genders will drive you up the wall
and here’s the weirdest thing of all:
the Paris bridge that spans the Seine,
Pont Neuf, that’s “new” as you may ken,
is actually the oldest one.
I’ve proved my point and now I’m done.
Copyright © 2012 by Dorothea H. Scher.
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