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Amusing verses that shine a light on mostly medical and grammatical topics

​When proofreading with an eye to perfection, there really is no substitute for good research. While one is always guided by the client's stated preferences regarding style, there is also a baseline understanding that serves as the foundation against which required differences are compared.

I will be offering some home-grown verses here that may be helpful for keeping certain basics in mind while adapting to the guidelines of a specific project, whether under the umbrella of CMOS, AP, APA, MLA, or other guidance.

They are not intended to be comprehensive regarding any particular issue. Rather, the purpose is to draw attention to identifiable aspects that are worth noting and make them memorable.

I think of these verses tongue in cheek as "Grammar Grist." Others that you find here will be more along the lines of "Medical Musings"; some might even qualify as a combination of the two.

It'll be fun. So, let's do it. Share the cheer everywhere.


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The Builder

10/28/2023

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​A gentle ripple spreading wider
Belies the beaver's power;
A floating head no less deceptive
Than tip of berg much lower.
 
You may not see the stoutish body
Nor glimpse the tail so flattened;
Submerged they move with slightest hinting
At ponding works emboldened.

The pond established owes its being
To person small but awesome:
The beaver cleaver—mighty builder,
With industry most fulsome.

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the aspens

10/22/2023

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​Aspen temple, hall of mysteries,
Hidden deep in forest high,
Ever share your calm and beauty,
Filtered down to hikers nigh.

Golden light through leaves now yellow
Shifting walls approximate.
Trunks uplifting point to heaven,
Natural columns bearing weight.

Limestone white these structures rising,
Barks expressing purity.
Sequin-like the leaves do whisper;
Secrets given silently.

Joists reside beneath the surface,
Joints and junctions, like a roof.
Upside-down this glorious building, 
Oneness there—a living proof.

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Virginia creeper

10/8/2023

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Virginia Creeper, genius creature,
Painting walls with endless brush;
The verdant hues in spring and summer
Crimson turn in Autumn's rush.

The fences graced with natural bunting
Beam their thanks beneath the red;
Tall pines alike are decorated;
Christmas trees alive instead.

All peaks are scaled, no slope too daunting,
Steepness met like cheering light!
Self-engineered with pads adhesive,
Super-plant, it conquers height.

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    Literary posts by Duane Beaumont, M.D., Ph.D.

    Photos by Patrice Beaumont

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