Switchgrass, or: Sweet switchel

Switchgrass, swelter, swinking, sweaty 
swivet; thoughts swiftly swirling; swollen, 
swimming eyes; oh! Oh, but to swinge 
that swift, swarthy swindler!

The swashbuckling swine hadn’t swithered, 
swiftly swiping; swith, swiveling, switching 
hands, leaving his lady swooning, swirling her 
sweet switchel on Swiss porch swing… 

Swish…

63 thoughts on “Switchgrass, or: Sweet switchel”

1. I remember reading a recipe for switchel, but never tried it. But then time is a crafty swindler. (K)

   1. 😳 TBH, I’ve never tried it – I just needed an ‘swi’ word. It sounds tasty tho.

2. This is delightful and a tongue twister to boot! You were so very close to writing a tautogram – I think with a little editing you could make it so.

   1. I should try a tautogram… I wasn’t going for that because I was attempting to use words with ‘sw’ (and especially ‘swi’) – rather than just ‘s’… but why not? I’ll give it a go! Thanks for the idea, Muri!

      Yours,
      David

3. A tongue twister and an eyeopener in vocabulary.

   1. 🤍Andrew🤍

4. I enjoying watching poets play with words, textures and sounds! Fine work, David!

   1. As an activity, it’s very rewarding ❤

      Thanks, TPS

      -David

      1. I always think so!

5. Sweet!!!

   1. 🤍Björn🤍

6. S alliteration is ssssssoooo fun to write and even more fun to ssssssaaaaay.
   Fun one, David. 😆

   1. it’s very sssssatisfying! 😀

7. I think you ARE casting a spell on us. This is something for the therapist’s couch your next visit! 😆 I’m sure there’s a hidden meaning in there!

   1. 🧙

8. Bewitching verses

   1. Thanks so much, Elizabeth – that’s very kind. (and ‘bewitching’ is such a fun word 🙂 )

      All best,
      David

9. Ohh… This one seemed tough, though fun to try it seems🤗🌷❤️

   1. 😁 Super fun 😁

10. A tricky tongue-twister 🙂 A fun poem, and I especially enjoyed the “swashbuckling swine.”

    1. Thanks so much, Dave

11. A delightfully creative poem! Bravo!

    1. Thank you so very much, Susan. I really appreciate it.

       Yours,
       David

12. Loved the poem , and your exchange with Gaelic Dreams

    1. Thanks so much, Ron ❤

       Yours,
       David