My dilemma is this
I am not , never a poet
Could try my level best to pose
for one but in all credibility not
seriously pass myself
off as one neither profess
to claim or be an artist even
an aspiring one
Merely a fella who loves nothing
more than time well spent
Stringing and expressing
word's into verses and
short sentences
By using and turning an
oxford english dictionary
definition into my own
personal individual meaning
With a point and a question
thrown in for good measure
A simple backwards hobbiest
soup meop-athic wordsmith
if there is such a thing at all
Who writes and posts not
in paper , pen or ink but by
touching pressing qwerty
key's on a phone touchscreen
The Buddhists say: "If you used a raft to cross the river, there is no need to drag it along further". Oh, my good old dictionary! You're my raft in the great water of English language. Alas, we'll always be together.
I'm through half my life
but I've not reached the middle
of the river yet
Never has there been a word
With more meanings, I have learned
Than this trinity of letters
That set so nice when together
The Oxford English Dictionary
set down 62 columns, so worthy
Which will have you all set
Please forgive that little jest
When you set forth to search and see
For yourself the word you need
Your search for a synonym you'll find
Sets within your Thesaurus kind
Don't let your idea be so rigid set
That you can't bend your mind and let
This little word set you off in the right direction
To help you fulfill your literary perfection
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