A pretty word is etiquette,
similar to pirouette, yet
it rhymes with petty mundane things
like vinaigrette, eau de toilette,
kitchenette, flannelette
or washing at the launderette,
leatherette or stockinette,
or even string-pulled marionettes.
I prefer the dark romance
of a planchette or a silhouette.
I’d rather be a suffragette.
Kim M. Russell, 7th April 2019
My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Poems in April Day 7 Just One Word: Etiquette
Marian brings us just one word today, ‘etiquette’: the conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be observed in social or official life.
To me it’s a pretty little old-fashioned word, so I’ve written a nonsense poem!
writing in north norfolk 
Pretty much sums it up!!!! 🙂
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Great poem. Amusing.
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Thanks Julie.
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Lovely! Made me smile 🙂
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Thank you, Erna 😊
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I really enjoyed this poem, Kim! 😍😍
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Thanks Sanaa! I haven’t got round to reading or commenting on anyone’s poems yet as I spent yesterday afternoon catching up with Ellen and playing with Lucas. Then I was too tired. 😊
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Your play on words is so witty. I also love the pic you found!
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Thank you, Kerry!
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Hmmmm, there is a fighting spirit here that leaves me smiling. Thanks for sharing.
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You’re pretty goodette this! 🙂
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Thank you! 😊
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I, too, appreciette your efforts.
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That was a fun read!
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OMG this is my favorite ever! Just love it, love love. Love the rhymes and the point. Love that image too.
You know, it also brings up in my mind the few times when people described me as “poetess” which MAKES ME WANT TO THROW THINGS
Love, Kim. Love. xoxoxox
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Thank you, Marian! I’m delighted you love it. ❤
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Came back to enjoy this again 🙂
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I love the poem, and remember how stifling the times were in small-town Kelowna in my youth, all the elderly ladies, friends of my Grandma, watching behind lace curtains and reporting to my Grandma if I was seen laughing too loudly in the street. LOL. “What will the neighbours think?” was paramount, and, ultimately, didnt matter a whit.
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I want to hear someone sing this, hand gestures and facial expressions as accompaniment. I love the way the words flow.
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What a fun post. Goid word play.
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Thanks Toni!
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I love this, such fun. I smiled at some of the words, and enjoyed the rhyming.
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Thanks Ellecee.
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Ha, that’s not nonsense! I did love all the great rhyming words you found, but then the last line turned it serious, and brilliantly so. The suffragettes were NOT observers of etiquette. Not when they were chaining themselves to railings, anyway. And yes, wonderful picture too.
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If I had been born at the end of the 19th century, I would definitely have been a suffragette.
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Loved this. Lovely whimsy. But please tell me more about the planchette!
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The planchette is a way of communicating with spirits and rather a lovely word.
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Bring on the suffragettes! Great humor and perspective!
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Love where you took the prompt. And yes! Bring on the suffragettes!
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Thank you, Susie!
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Proper etiquette often allows for nonsense
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That’s true!
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