After they were gone
the anniversary song
of the day they’d wed
soon came along
They met at the appointed spot
to share a dance, neither forgot
With dangly limbs and bony nibs
they soon found that they’d
locked their cagey ribs
and so it seemed he forgot to lead
went for a dip but got only kneed
They faltered and soon fell to giggles
but lacking in fat or skin that jiggles
They stepped on feet and clacked their heads
jaw bones rattled —
no apologies said
for by now you’ll know that when they still
drank tea, ate jam and bread
they’d failed, quite failed
to study hard;
to learn the Language
the Dead.
© Jilly & Silly Jilly All Rights Reserved
Couldn’t resist a Silly Jilly for this one! Enjoy, have fun and have a listen to the Sound Cloud, which always seems necessary when Silly Jilly is around 😉
for Day 15 of 28 Days of Unreason
“I’ve spent a lifetime
trying to learn the language of the dead”
~ Jim Harrison from Sister in Songs of Unreason
Jilly's 
I like the take you took on this quote it’s very unique! ❤
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Thank you!
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Love this Silly Jilly. It’s funny and silly, but still sort of sweet. 🙂
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This was one of those that played in my head just before sleep – had to get up and write it down before this silliness was gone.
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I’m glad you did. 🙂
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Love is a dead language? Not at all! This, while being classic “Silly Jilly,” smacks of being a real love story. The kind that goes beyond mere romance. This is about a couple that continues the dance despite missteps and mishaps. The sound cloud is your usual brilliance, Jilly!
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Thank you, Charley! It is, indeed, a story of enduring love. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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I did!
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“ain’t no sin to take off your skin. And dance around in your bones.”
Oh I never thought to do a dance macabre with this prompt – a jolly good rattling pair here celebrating the anniversary. I especially liked them still taking tea
p.s. On that lighter note, you speak well!
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Thanks! Haven’t heard that Tom Waits song in ages – need to go listen to it now 🙂
And thank you for your kind comment on the audio! My undergrad work was in Communications – Public and Personal (with a kick of Psych to go along), so I’ve spent a lifetime helping others surmount that greatest of fears: public speaking.
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It sounds as though there isn’t a language of the dead. Not for this pair anyway.
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It’s the same language as that of the living – the language of love 🙂
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🙂
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Hahaha! Awesome. “bony nibs“ – so good. Theirs is a dead language worth learning.
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Thanks! This was fun to write.
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Loved the take on this Jill. And you do spoken poetry quite well. Bravo!
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Thanks! I love spoken word poetry, but then, I’ve spent too much time around live theater. 😉
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Hahahahaha!! I was picturing a couple of dead extras from Michael Jackson’s Thriller Night. These 2 don’t seem to care that they never learned the language 🤣. Fun!!
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MJ extras!!! Love it! Thanks 🙂
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😊
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