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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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To feed a cold and starve a fever
Was once a healing hack;
The fact that some would oft recover
Obscured the faulty tack.

Per ancient logic so mistaken,
Ills came from hot or cold.
So highs of “temp” disease awakened,
And lows led life to fold.

With fever's source an inner furnace,
Required was cooling aid.
All colds arose from chilly illness
And food for heat entailed.

But now we know the role of calories
Is not for warmth alone;
Intrepid defenders, cell repairers
Take energy while we groan.

Though appetite with ill may vary,
One's nutrient needs remain;
For flu and colds, an equal worry
Is fluid to regain.

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Authors

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

Photos and paintings by Patrice Beaumont

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