Wordbirds, 53

AT LAST—We’ve now commenced our third—and final—journey through Webster’s 3rd. This time, I’m picking a word near the middle of each entry for each letter—a word that interests me for some reason or a word I’d not ever known before—and surrounding it with a frayed coat of doggerel.

Words that flew into my life from Webster’s 3rd …

Ananias [or aninais] noun

Liar

[after Ananias, an early Christian, who, according to Acts 5:1-11, was struck dead for lying to the Apostle Peter]

So Ananias—not too pious—dropped

A lie. And Peter, neater, popped

A cap—he took no crap. The lie

Of Ananais (who did die)

Then found a home—the book called Acts.

And so it is with lies and facts.