Sunday
Sunday Micro Fiction: Say it Slant
Reuben & Rosemary
Originally appeared in FRiGG
He introduced her to slant rhymes, for orange and porridge, and she wondered at first if it were enough that her menus nearly rhymed, if burger and bulgar truly inclined to each other naturally or if it were forced upon them, until one day it didn’t matter, when beans and steamed met, slanted, like ham steak and pancake, radish and sandwich, the waitress who loved rhyme with her toast and the man at the counter who loved her almost.
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posted on 4 Apr 2010, 5:59 PM
of course orange and porridge you are asking for knowledge, and nothing rhymes with orange.
To wit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyming_slang
I do like when beans and steamed met, Randall.
posted on 6 Apr 2010, 12:10 AM
Thanks, Todd, for the article. It took me a bit to figure it all out, but I think I got it.