Punctuation Poems

white punctuation

white punctuation


where did the minutes go?

we held hands and laughed at nothing
because nothing mattered
as we traveled into the safeguard of night

darkness was a friend
dressing us like a single wool blanket 
pulling us together at the shoulders 
tugging at our hearts 

there…
basking in warmth
co-mingling tears defined us 

we wanted to blend with the sea
but chasing foaming

capitalization and punctuation

capital okay
punctuation annoys me
many decisions

hot exclamation
or dot dot dot incomplete
i pick up my pen

Not the Sharpest Tool in the Punctuation Shed

Welcome friends, I know you will be most excited
with tonight's special guest that we have invited.

So, let's give a round of applause and a cheer.
Punctuation's star, Exclamation Point, is here.
  
Welcome.  It's good to see you, Exclamation Point.
Yes!  Let's do it, Johnny!  I just got out of the joint!

My goodness, I was going to say, you're looking

Punctuation

Poetry is not all about punctuation 
Poetry is more about meaning 
If you need punctuation 
To guide you 
Then this is 
The last thing 
You should be reading. "!?:-',.;!?

Punctuationship

When I met you, I was uncertain.
I kept my love behind a curtain.
Upon our romance we did embark,
But was I just a question mark?

You were exciting.  You were sure.
In your feelings, you were secure.
You won me, never to disappoint.
Cheers, my lovely exclamation point!

Purloined Punctuation

stolen
colon



11/20/23

Help To See Your Poems Clearly

I have presbyopia, astigmatism and more than a dose of dyslexia to boot
And so I have to break up my poetry into stanzas or my writing goes mute

I fall between the letters and get lost upon the page
and nothing makes any sense 
and my brain begins to rage

My eyes get tired fast, reading a page of unrelenting

Custodian of Apostrophe's Apostle

Custodian of Apostrophe's Apostle

Who done it, steed?
Who said what's read
between the lines marked
with ad hoc diacritic dashes?

English Should Be Easier

A semi-colon connects two thoughts together
An exclamation mark screams out its cause
You don’t have to wait until the end to breathe
a comma can give you a pause

A question mark begs for an answer
Quotations usually mean this is not mine
A colon tells me there is a list
or the second and first parts are combined

Then there is

Rambling About Punctuation

Someone asked me for some punctuation advice
I’m not an expert on requirements, as such, 
I thought for them to ask me was rather nice
No two poets will agree on punctuating much.

In poetry, a comma is a pause in the action
A breather, so to speak, at the end of a line,
While a period means to stop

A Brief Word On Punctuation In Poetry

Must we debate the virtues of a period
Or even a comma at the end of a line?
As poets we will do well to remember
Sometimes no punctuation, at all,
                           

What Punctuation Marks

What Punctuation Marks

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(Dedicated to our Pens)


Commencing with colons saying,
    “Look at what follows me”:
Commas go with the need to breathe, 
Adding, or between, as the case may be.
Semicolons help related thoughts, 
   and lists of a length more supreme,
Like running on; followed;

Final Punctuation

moribund she wondered what

the postmortem would leave

other than a dead body and wounds

made by the many scalpels of life

operations gone wrong and stitch-ups

with sutures festering at the seams


as a mere mortal she had not chosen

the coffin head stone and grave

as one should not mess with writings

on the wall of reputation and fame


a quick eulogy and

Look What Happens When You Add Punctuation

Imperfection ... it reveals a flaw,
Let's banish this word out the door,
Here's a revelation
Add some punctuation
I'm Perfection ... this phrase I adore!

11/21/20

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

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