Grammar Glamor
Aye, leave it to the Scots spell the word
A winsome way. The English did not change
Orthography of “grammar” to a slurred
New form that came to mean a widened range
Of scope, of starlets stalking down a long
Red carpet, or a slew of main male stars
In tuxes all awaiting that big gong
Of best, best, best. They do not come in cars,
No, no, too ordinary that. Gold limousines
Disgorge the actors, none of them in kilt
And ruffles on the chest. The kings and queens
Of Hollywood, not royalty but gilt
Pretenders, drag along ten-carat trains
And trust that we will all ignore the stains.
~ Phillip Whidden