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hahah – i can see you had fun with this one… brought a big smile to my face… thank you
Kicked butt with this one, a very spirited romp. I like the use of “unlikely combinations”, pushing the poetics into the Land of Flarf. It is a grand cortical exercise to untangle, morph, or marry two, or more, unlikely words.
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My tongue got tied up between purple prose and wanderwant ~ Unique word pairings too, I like 🙂
This is a spot-on example of something I’ve noticed–how using modifiers seems to encourage alliteration. Great job.
Exactly what I wanted to see.. so much what I like.. and when an unlikely combination almost become a metaphor. Very much like kennings are done.
I am not a fan of abstract stuff, but something about these word pairings was real fun.
They were awkward to read together and not smooth — clunky — but they kept drawing me forward in their unusual marvel. Nice
I love the “double chocolate sundae best” – yum. And the wonderwant and wanderwant. And the idea of “rust-free laughter” — some laughing is indeed impure!
I love “purple prose.” And for me, “the unquiet masses” turns itself into “the unquiet massages.”
“wanderwant” is a great verb … “wonderwant” too
“significant rest rust” … love that