A Sonnet to a Scrabble Tournament
It's off to Scrabble Thursday I will go
To Tempe where the clime is very hot
To try and put together words that flow
And maybe use some words that I'd forgot.
Surprising those opponents ever new
Using high value tiles, oh please, oh please!
With words that from their mem'ries maybe flew
To fling down on the board...effortless ease
Just let him challenge esoteric words
Only to see the challenge not prevail
For nontheless we are all wordy nerds
And each time Z Z Va might say "no fail"
So wish me luck on February games
And also bring to others goodly fames.
* (Z Z VA is a computerized word judge showing either "acceptable" or "non acceptable" words in play)
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