This deck came to me incomplete, with no indication of title, date, or maker. The cards show Jumbo and other animals, including Billy Bear and Dr. Lion, in various games, recreations, and predicaments. I assume it’s from the UK, since they play cricket. In this card, Jumbo has apparently neglected his studies. (Posted by Doug […]

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Another new verse form: the equiliteral tercet. Like its geometrical model, the equilateral triangle, it’s composed of three equal parts: three lines of three words, each with three letters. It need not rhyme, but these three examples do: Old men say Now it’s day Cut the hay Sty for pig Fly for fig Tie for […]

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