This poem written in Cockney Slang comes from a contest at allpoetry.com The original can be found here It is a simple poem written in the style of swap quatrain. You will notice that the first and last line of each stanza are the same but flipped.
In Ginger Ale (Swap Quatrain)
In ginger ale, for quite [...]
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In Ginger Ale (Swap Quatrain)
Posted in Across the Pond, Poetry, tagged Art, Cockney, English Slang, Jail, language, Poems, Poetry, Reflection, Rhyming, Slang, Slanguage, thoughts, Vernacular, words, Writing on October 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Rhyme of Oxford Cockney Rhymes – by Andrew Lang
Posted in Across the Pond, Poetry, tagged Andrew Lang, Art, Classics, Cockney, English Slang, Poetry, Rhyming, Slang, Slanguage, Writing on October 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I found this poem which is a rhyme about rhymes. Pretty clever.
RHYME OF OXFORD COCKNEY RHYMES
Though Keats rhymed “ear” to “Cytherea,”
And Morris “dawn” to “morn,”
A worse example, it is clear,
By Oxford Dons is “shorn.”
G-y, of Magdalen, goes beyond
These puny Cockneys far,
And to “Magrath” rhymes–Muse despond! -
“Magrath” he rhymes to “star”!
Another poet, X. Y. Z.,
Employs [...]
Where the Sidewalk Ends – Shel Silverstein
Posted in Across the Pond, Poetry, tagged Cockney, English Slang, Poetry, Shel Silverstein, Slang, Slanguage on October 1, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Growing up I read Shel Silverstein’s books. I ran his poem, Where the Sidewalk Ends, through a Cockney Slang translator. Obviously it’s not very accurate, but it’s good for a laugh.
The Slang Poem
Blimey! There is a place where da sidewalk ends
And befawer da street begins,
And there da grass grows soft an’ white,
And there [...]
