Period

Is there anything of
unappreciated significance
that is used more than I ?
I've got to be the "where's waldo"
of precocious punctuation!
piled atop baby j's and baby i's
balanced under interrogatory swirls ?
and exclamatory lines !
and others of my kind : ; !
Also, laid down with more of the same ...
Accountants and mathematicians
have rued my misplacement,
yet though I'm remarkably plain,
the simple truth is, when I say it's done,
it's done......PERIOD!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Krutsinger Avatar
May 15, 2019 at 11:39 PM
Your word-play in this missive is astoundingly fun, my friend! BRAVO!
Cornish Avatar
May 16, 2019 at 11:03 AM
Thank you Caren, mind twisters are fun.
Awtry Avatar
April 30, 2019 at 8:03 PM
Oh this is clever! “balanced under interrogatory swirls”—love that :)
Warrior Avatar
April 30, 2019 at 7:37 PM
You can't handle the period! lol...such a lonely point...great read Craig...happy periods...^WW^...
Mchattie Avatar
April 30, 2019 at 4:56 PM
The period was a great invention, No doubt about it. I wonder when the first period was used? Have a great day.
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