My favourite words

I thought I’d write about my favourite words.

Like a blatherskite who makes no sense 

Or hoddy-noddy who knows none.

Like kakorrhaphiophobia, that you fail to spell

to describe a fear of failing.

There’s tittynope when there is little left,

Pauciloquent when you say little

Erinaceous when something’s like something else

Or antithesis when it isn’t.

You’ll like yarborough if you’re playing cards

Or parsimonious if you wouldn’t

Audacious if you dare to dare

Pusillanimous if you couldn’t.

I said I would write about my favourite words

But that just wasn’t true

Because I’ve forgotten all the other words

Now my favourite word is you.