#anagrams
Words twist quietly in careful reflective sleep,
letters shed their meaning and rearrange in breath,
meaning forgets its own reflection,
and truth hides in the shuffle of sound and key.
Apr 11
Apr 11, 2026 at 1:18 PM UTC
Is it coincidence that anagrams of
OSTENTATIOUSLY include
SNOOTILY ASTUTE and
TONIEST OUTLAYS?
Or does Ostentatiously
have a superficial meaning
with ulterior motives
lurking inside?
May 28, 2025
May 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM UTC
Take a word and mix the letters and the result can be absurd
But an anagram is a word mixed-up that makes another word
Or if you blend a couple words it can be quite satisfying
If the spin-off words are helpful and the result is clarifying
A ‘Sycophant’ ‘acts phony’, which is something ‘The eyes’ ‘They see’
While the ‘Snooze alarms’ too early says wake up ‘Alas no more Z’s’
‘A decimal point’? - ‘I’m a dot in place’ and there are other spots
Would you believe ‘The morse code’ reorders to ‘Here comes dots’
Be cautious when you marry, not of your wife who has no flaw
Don’t forget the ‘Woman ****** who will be your ‘Mother-in-law’
That one was rather damming the next one’s better I’ll admit
When I become a ‘Father-in-law’ I will be a ‘Near halfwit’
Who would have thought ‘Astronomer’ readjusts to say ‘Moon Starer’
But Knox the ‘Presbyterian’ would have thought he’s ‘Best in Prayer’
The huddled masses may revere New York’s ‘Statue of Liberty’
And shuffled letters also state she was ‘Built to stay free’
Oh ‘I bet the wound's lethal’ the junior policeman will have said
Of course, replied the coroner it was ‘Two bullets in the head’
December comes I ‘Search, Set, Trim’ for the perfect ‘Christmas Tree’,
Kids hiding in a ***** room’ which is like a ‘Dormitory’
In ‘The countryside’ ‘No city dust here’ if I’m ‘Silent’ I can ‘Listen’
And ponder my ‘Indomitableness’ or is it my ‘Endless ambition’?
‘I am not active’ in ‘Vacation time’ I will rest and heave a sigh
With joy I watch a ‘Butterfly’, and see it gently ‘Flutter by’
A minor risk? A ‘Slot Machine’, the result is ‘Cash lost in me’
A lethal risk? Revealed too late, ‘Radium came’ for ‘Madam Curie’
The last “surprising anagram” in this poem that I hope was fun
If ever asked what’s ‘Eleven plus two’ reply it’s ‘Twelve plus one’
Apr 16, 2021
Apr 16, 2021 at 12:22 PM UTC
hi. seems that
it's the shame
me as het ****
"see this math"
the same ****
as this theme
Oct 2, 2020
Oct 2, 2020 at 10:51 PM UTC
depressed days suggest pressed dazed
repressed separated deep sped dressers
dearest speed reddens undressed reeds
nursed desperate stressed depressors
Apr 27, 2017
Apr 27, 2017 at 6:42 AM UTC
Vile = Veil = Evil = Levi = Live
Lust = ****
Hate = Heat
God = Dog
Art = Rat = Tar
Slow = Owls = Lows
Life = File
Blue = ****
Fire = Rife
Psalm =Palms
Words = Sword
Ram = Arm
Stone = Notes
Time = Emit = Mite
One = Neo
Seven = Evens
Raw = War
Salt = Last
Door = Odor
Read = Dear = Dare
Snake = Sneak
Star = Arts = Rats
Ear = Are = Era
Leap = Plea
Low = Owl
Heart = Earth = Retha
No = On
Hatred = Red Hat
Dad = Add
Robe = Orbe
Verse = Serve = Sever
Dan = And
Cool = Loco
Mary = Army
Baby = Abby
Stain = Saint
Name = Mean
Tea = Eat = Ate
Male = Lame
Car = Arc
How = Who
Meat = Team = Mate = Tame
Stare = Tears
Teacher = Cheater
What = Thaw
Part = Trap
State = Taste
Scared =sacred
Written by Keith Edward Baucum
Mar 28, 2017
Mar 28, 2017 at 6:48 PM UTC
Saint = Stain
Scared = Sacred
Dear = Dare = Read
Life = File
War = Raw
Hate = Heat
Hatred = Red Hat = Thread
Leap = Plea
Last = Salt
Evil = Levi = Live = Vile = Veil
Ear = Are = Era
Lust = ****
Eat = Tea = Ate
Earth = Heart = Retha
Door = Odor
Dog = God
Sword = Words
Arts = Star = Rats
Art = Rat = Tar
Snake = Sneak
Arm = Ram
Neo = One
Low = Owl
Psalm = palms
Slow = owls = lows
Robe = Orbe = Bore
Baby = Abby
On = No
Written by Keith Edward Baucum
Aug 31, 2016
Aug 31, 2016 at 4:51 PM UTC
Now that you can see I am trapped
inside of my room that contains no
way out and has basically no space
inside it only contains me, myself
and I along with some personal **be-
long-ings.**
As well as my bed which has nothing
underneath it.. my room has no door,
no windows and for sure, no couture.
But water is somehow seeping inside
I have no where to run, I have no where
to hide.. I'd go under my bed but water
is now causing it to float
I'm standing on top of it and avoiding
this ocean of words..
d e p r e s s e d; s p e a r s; p r e s s
anxiety; axe tiny; a net..
suicidal; a lucid is; sail...
Why can I only think of anagrams for
some of the words that I see, I'm about
to drown.. the water is smothering me.
Sep 18, 2015
Sep 18, 2015 at 6:07 PM UTC
anagram
TEXANS? NONE!
AX NON TEENS!
A NEON'S NEXT
AN OXEN NEST
TEN NASONEX
♥
SoulSurvivor
May 26, 2015
May 26, 2015 at 11:46 PM UTC
Your mind is your Icon
Aristotle knew
Alexander the Great went down in history will you and me too?
This new age is impure
lies and deception everywhere
doctors are liars
lawyers are liars
the US gov agencies are pussilanimous liars
Even marriage is a lie!
How many actually are happy?
Marriage = a grim era
(Anagram)
Relationships = phoniest liars
(Anagram)
I want a divorce = weird vacation
(Anagram)
(I'd rather take a weird vacation then live miserably in a grim era!)
The only true thing is the anagram
Prescriptions
=
Icon Strippers
When is the next Michael Jackson show?
D. Clare
Opinions vary...
Feb 16, 2015
Feb 16, 2015 at 9:52 AM UTC
I love anagrams as they speak the satirical truth
(I know tons of anagrams)
E.g.
Here is a great example of how anagrams work for say making a person younger if overweight.
1
A pirate says Yo ** ** then drinks *** so avoid ***** it makes us older and fatter, right? He becomes an old fatty pirate right? Angry grumpy nasty etc...
2
Magellan was a pirate in search of the fountain of youth, right?
3
Watch this magic anagram
Yo ** ** tune unfit fat
=
The fountain of youth
Same exact letters switched around
DaVe
Feb 14, 2015
Feb 14, 2015 at 11:37 PM UTC
Those twin bards.
Since pining bites us,
we taint our tales
with lace and gin.
Dec 13, 2014
Dec 13, 2014 at 9:14 PM UTC