01-28-2016, 08:16 PM
Well... I sort of came close. I thought it might be related to "inimitable",
but I checked Online Etymology Dictionary and found they came from
different latin roots. That dictionary, if not that useful to poets, is a
barrel of fun and a lovely waste of time.
There was once a great man whose nimiety,
Was in danger of drowning his piety.
In seeking salvation,
Endured a castration;
Success? Yes! (but lacking propriety).
but I checked Online Etymology Dictionary and found they came from
different latin roots. That dictionary, if not that useful to poets, is a
barrel of fun and a lovely waste of time.
There was once a great man whose nimiety,
Was in danger of drowning his piety.
In seeking salvation,
Endured a castration;
Success? Yes! (but lacking propriety).
a brightly colored fungus that grows in bark inclusions