Double Meanings

Double Meanings

The tiny king said, “What’s the news?

With morning cup, I’ll read the views

of all my loyal subject folk.”

The paper told a tale of spoon,

of dish and cow, of magic moon,      

of little dog and artichoke

and dainty princess and a pea.

He read some more and sipped his tea

and said, “It’s all an equivoke.”

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Notes: The form is Nove Otto.  The above picture is by Michael Sowa from The Little King, and was used as the prompt from Magpie Tales this week. 

In keeping with my love of learning cool new words, I discovered the word 'equivoke' today, which means an equivocation, a pun or a double meaning.