Puzzles, Poems & Proper Nouns

By Robert Blossman

Puzzles, Poems and Proper Nouns is meant to be a fun book. A book to read and
enjoy at your leisure. You may learn a few things but the intent is to entertain you
using the English language. A language full of innuendos and nuances. I hope
you have a few laughs, I had fun writing it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Aug 31, 2009
• ISBN: 9781462827138

Robert Blossman

Robert is a semi-retired surgeon-MD. He is an ex-Marine, (Korea) ex- Army, (Texas 49th Armored Division) ex-Air Force (surgeon). He retired from the military as Colonel in 1990. He became Director of Emergency Services at Chabert Hospital in Houma, La. from 1990-2005. He now lives in Las Vegas with wife, Diana. He has 3 children and 5 grandchildren. He has published many poems and short stories and continues to work in a literary vein.

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Poems, Puzzles And

Proper Nouns

Robert Blossman

Copyright © 2009 by Robert Blossman.

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Contents

Introduction

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter 2

Chapter Three

Chapter 4

Chapter Five

Introduction

If you are interested in reading serious literature or classic literature—STOP! Read no more. Go, get your money back before it’s too late. But if you would like to be entertained with some light reading and have a few moments to indulge yourself, read on. You will, perhaps, increase your vocabulary and, maybe, just maybe, get on some quiz show and become a slumdog millionaire. Also, a long boring trip or flight can be quite depressing. I guarantee you will be in a better mood after a few pages and you will arrive at your destination refreshed, not richer, but certainly refreshed.

A word about the puzzles. Since the answers are just below the puzzles, for the most part, don’t scribble in the book. Save it for the next reader. Okay?

Ready. Okay, turn the page. Come on, get going. Go!

Prologue

Do you know the difference between an adage and an aphorism? Okay, I admit, neither did I. The following poem will solve this lack of education for you, and if you can figure out whether I was, or, I wasn’t, then, you qualify for the "I’m Better Than You" sweepstakes. It’s on cable but real early in the morning. If you go to bed early enough; well, you get the picture. Here goes.

WELL, WAS I, OR WASN’T I?

To be or not to be is one:

A saying, maxim, motto, pun.

If, when I die, truistic clause,

My epithet a simple Was?.

Is this a bromide or a saw,

Not to be nor never were?

Was that not a query put

To fake an answer ere it took

An aphorism far and wide,

And laid an adage on its side?

I’d rather be a bee to buzz

Than not to be nor never was.

But if I never was not to be,

Then never was not neither, we.

Yes, I know, flies buzz more than bees. But I would rather be a bee than a fly. Of course, if you would rather be a fly, then feel free to change the poem. Of course, bee to buzz sounds better than fly to buzz. Oh, well.

Have you figured out whether I was or wasn’t? Since I am part of we, you may be involved in the answer. Better study it a little more before you come up with the wrong conclusion.

My apologies to William Shakespeare. He never said what to be or not to be is, but I think I have made it clear. Years of research in dim, dusky archives, but it was worth it. Now let us move on to some wordplay. Again, you will have to turn the page. I won’t remind you again. I think two is quite enough. Now, turn