Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Capitalization and Punctuation

Capitalization and punctuation are automatic to me.
It is what I was taught years ago, and I cannot break the habit.
Haiku is difficult for others insist on no apostrophes or caps.
It is difficult to unlearn what has been instilled and boy was this instilled.
All of those quizzes and tests, which I thought were a waste of time.
Then I began reading other people’s writings, and I was stunned.
Two, to, and too are incorrectly used so many times; too many times.
I get a sense that apostrophes are thrown in willy-nilly for no good reason.
How many times have I seen it’s when they do not mean it is, rather ownership. 
To not capitalize a proper noun infuriates my internal gauges.
I am incensed when punctuation is off kilter also.
Checking and rechecking my own work to an idiotic degree.
I am such a product of the sixties, growing up in the corn state.
The home of the ITBS.

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Kenneth Cheney June 18, 2020 at 12:41 PM Caren, I agree with your sentiments. I however may fall prey to being guilty of an occasional grammatical error. I used to argue that so many rules interfered with the creative mind. Alas my arguments fell on deaf ears and I lost many points on my exams over the years. Caren Krutsinger June 18, 2020 at 6:10 PM It is true Kenneth that the right brain does one thing and the left brain does something completely different. When we are in full-blown creative mode, punctuation and capitalization fly out the window.

Gershon Wolf June 18, 2020 at 12:10 AM OK. OK. So I have NO IDEA what the 'ITBS' means. I guess I am doomed to punctuation illiteracy. lol. :) Caren Krutsinger June 18, 2020 at 6:11 PM Iowa Test of Basic Skills.

Darlene De Beaulieu June 17, 2020 at 6:26 PM Hello Caren, I agree with Tom. Some words are used wrong,or spelled wrong. There was not enough attention spent to listen to the teacher in class. Enjoy your evening my friend.Hugs. Darlene De Beaulieu June 19, 2020 at 12:38 PM Hello Caren, yes that also bothers me. because to, too two all mean something different. Enjoy your day my friend. Hugs. Caren Krutsinger June 17, 2020 at 8:55 PM It always bothers me when to, two or too are misused and it’s means it is for heavens sakes.

Tom Cunningham June 17, 2020 at 6:10 PM I know what you mean Caren, you see these silly mistakes all the time. Maybe they should have paid more attention to there teacher, oops their teacher lol. Tom Caren Krutsinger June 17, 2020 at 8:54 PM hilariously done Tom.