Lest we forget
Plough Monday
is first
after Epiphany
and I’ll let that mean
whatever you want,
but now you come to me
a Mummer
a
Guiser,
Pace-egger, Souler,
Tipteerer, Wrenboy,
Galoshin
and
mumbling, murmuring, muttering
your lines, you play,
mouthing seeds
of revelation.
*Mummer’s plays were amateur skits in England, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Ireland etc. , and were sometimes staged on Plough Monday (also Christmas & Easter), often on the streets or in pubs.
qbit 
Oh love this piece of history….
Guiser,
Pace-egger, Souler,
Tipteerer, Wrenboy,
Galoshin
That is quite a play
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LOL! Thanks! It was fun to read about.
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…for hope, for revelation… and a bumper crop wouldn’t be bad, either! What great synapsis triggered mummer from murmer? A few terms in this that I’ve not heard since grandfolks were around. This was worth multiple reads.
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The poetics of shaking a copy of Wikipedia until 44 words drop out.
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“mouthing seeds
of revelation” — Love this,
and all that “mumbling, murmuring, muttering.”
Wonderful.
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Thanks! Just squeaked in my mumbled jumble before the dVerse blog post rolled, lol!
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An excellent write… even with the harsh fact of using the wiki. Classic qbit.
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Thanks. Appreciate it.
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The computer made lots of rattling sounds when I was shaking it. Maybe a screw or two loose.
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The computer…? 🙂
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Shaking Wikipedia.
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Awesome!
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Thank you!!
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I liked the build up to the ending about seeds of revelation.
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Thanks!
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I can tick off some of those! Nice write, nice to be reminded of those old traditions. Mostly centering round drinking, I think…
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I love this! Thank you for sharing the history behind a beautiful poem 💖
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You are welcome!!
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