fondANT

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Would hoping I complete her

Be such a grave mistake?

(I long for her to see me

As the icing on her cake)

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Fondant n 1. a thick flavoured paste of sugar and water, used in sweets and icings. 2. a sweet made of this mixture. From F, lit.:melting, from frondre to melt.

hydrANT

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"Liar, liar, pants on fire!" -

The people jeer and call him names.

But all is well and FAR from dire,

For look who's here to douse the flames!

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Hydrant n. an outlet from a water main, usually an upright pipe with a valve attached, from which water can be tapped for fighting fires, etc.

reluctANT

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Of COURSE I'd love some nookie,

As it rhymes with words like 'nookie'!

(For who would want to risk it

If it only rhymed with 'biscuit'?)

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Reluctant adj. not eager; unwilling; disinclined. [from L reluctari to resist] - reluctantly adv.

tenANT

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He'd never been wealthy,

So he's having to rent...

("Well, at least it's detached,"

They say of his tent)

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Tenant n. 1. a person who holds, occupies or possesses land or property, esp from a landlord. 2. a person who has the use of a house, etc., subject to the payment of rent. 3. any holder or occupant. - vb. 4. (tr.) to hold as a tenant. -tenantable adj. - tenantless adj.