Two Small Verbs/Nouns
Love and hate,
two peas in a pod.
Two words so alike
yet not alike.
Both filled with passion,
evoking strong feelings.
We act on them,
or not, each in our own way.
Both, the opposite end of
an emotional spectrum.
They are the root and evolve
into other verbs or nouns.
Two peas in a pod, so
similar yet so different.
They both lie deep within us.
Which one will we choose,
we are capable of both.
Two small verbs/nouns
with outsized results.
Categories:
verbs, hate, love,
Form: Free verse
Written by Gail Debole
November 26, 2024
Adding "ing" to nouns has taken over the town.
English Traditionalists - turn your frowns upside down.
"Being an adult" is now one word.
We are all "adulting" or haven't you heard?
So I guess the next noun to be "verbed"
Is that a child is "childing" or is that absurd?
All languages evolve through the years.
Face the facts. Get over your fears.
Nothing you can do to stop the "ings."
"Verb-ing" the nouns is more than a fling.
Younger generations speak their own type of speak.
Older generations try to keep up so they do not look weak.
No one person controls the words we say.
New ones arise and old ones lose sway.
Now all the nouns can be "verb-ed" or "e-d-ed."
Language creativity cannot/should not (shouldnot?) be impeded.
And, in the future, how many words will survive?
Will acronyms and emojis be the language that thrives?
Categories:
verbs, education, language, teacher, write,
Form: Couplet
verbs stacked themselves against a cabinet
each ready to jump into the story
influencing the writer in subtle ways
flitting and flying sent a butterfly
they were snapped up and used
jumping sent a kangaroo and a frog
croaking was thrilled to see these ideas
he had not been able to come up with anything
starving knew she did not have a chance today
the writer had eaten a six-egg omelet with cheese for lunch
Categories:
verbs, writing,
Form: Personification
verbs pranced across my mind
gardening, wiggling, giggling, slipping, sliding
jiggling, and sometimes sledding
jumping, jousting, boasting, ghosting
they were too fast to catch
but I ran after them, trying my best
Categories:
verbs, word play,
Form: Free verse
Stripped of verbs
last night i slept with myself
i hugged and kissed before sleep.
In the middle of the night I was pushing myself off the bed,
There was no room and I wanted to step aside.
From my body, letters flowed,
I tried to squeeze my breasts so that somehow I wouldn't lose,
The words I would whisper to myself before falling asleep,
But my nipples were incapable of keeping marks
Teeth broken in a hurry.
Between me and myself I put the verb: "Shoot!"
And I pulled my buttocks closer
So that I can feel the blood running rebel
To the column of pulsations that ruled my body.
I sat down next to Me
And I was kissing my hair:
You know, we should be between our clothes more often!
Categories:
verbs, deep, faith, inspirational, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
VERB FIND...
the verb find
is not think...!
What do you think
milking the cow?
i find milk...
Categories:
verbs, allusion, analogy, appreciation, extended
Form: Light Verse
We write the letters that formulate words ;
We save them together they make poems ;
We read them aloud poetry slam;
Write on-Write-on-Write on wham!
LETTERS and words;
Rhymes and verbs;
3/13/22
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2022
Categories:
verbs, poems, word play, writing,
Form: Rhyme
the year ends
auld lang syne my dears..
into eternity
Categories:
verbs, poetry, word play,
Form: Haiku
She went into apocalyptic shock.
What is that?
I do not know, but it sounds catamorphic to me.
I smile at my aunt, who knows everything.
Always has, always will.
And that means?
It means a psycholometergist was called in.
Really? It sounds more like a medical condition to me.
Where did you get your degree? Online?
Talking to her is a treat.
She always speaks with authority using the biggest words.
Categories:
verbs, word play, words,
Form: Light Verse
MY LIFE IN VERBS
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS
Nothing, Something Treading, Swimming, Navigating, Vibrating, Penetrating, Dividing, Multiplying, Forming, Shaping, Moving, Kicking, Exiting, Crying, Breathing, Seeing, Sleeping, Being.
Suckling, Creeping, Crawling, Walking, Talking, Running, Growing, Playing, Adjusting, Adapting, Complying.
Enrolling, Attending, Learning, Reading, Writing, Socializing, Growing, Formulating, Postulating, Rejecting, Rebelling, Calming, Weighing, Accepting, Working, Earning, Idling.
Enlisting, Training, Deploying, Ambushing, Engaging, Killing, Wounding, Bleeding, Shaking, Praying, Repairing, Convalescing, Moving, Discharging, Homing.
Enrolling, Attending, Studying, Learning, Graduating, Working, Earning, Managing, Enriching.
Searching, Finding, Wooing, Marrying, Parenting, Guiding, Counseling, Bragging, Encouraging, Steering, Babysitting, Gloating, Watching, Glowing.
Retiring, Cruising, Visiting, Traveling, Tiring, Resting.
Aging, Slowing, Aching, Suffering, Failing, Ailing, Fading, Dying, Stiffening, Freezing, Cremating, Scattering, Nothing.
Categories:
verbs, analogy, death, introspection, life,
Form: Free verse
Always use a verb
Over a noun…better yet…
Use an adjective!
Categories:
verbs, poetry, wisdom, word play,
Form: Senryu
HARVEST OF VERBS
storing.
vacuum-packing, freezing;
steeping, pickling, smoking;
crushing, slicing, grinding, cutting;
cleaning, peeling, skinning, coring, chopping;
Digging, swathing, raking, collecting, drying, bagging;
…………………………………………………………………………………………
NOTE
This “harvest heap” shape-poem is to be read from the bottom upwards. All harvest operations are in the best order possible, in a single sentence starting with capital “D”, ending with a full stop after the final word “storing”.
Categories:
verbs, autumn,
Form: Shape
SEXY SYNTAX and vanishing verbs
by V. Anderson-Throop
Syntax , syntax
I love you.
From your by to your through.
Syntax ,syntax
You are lost--
Like a letter in the post.
When I scream to find you there
I just look to from and where
Verbs tried grabbing my delight--
lost agreement gave me fright.
Alas, true lovers of fair words
Long return for horse and swords.
Categories:
verbs, funny, on writing and
Form: Rhyme
"Verbs" is an activity song for children. Start the lesson by saying, "Today, we're all
actors and the classrooom is our stage." Then, sing the following song:
Verbs are action words like
Run (have children run in place) and jump (have children jump up and down) and
shout (have children cup their hands around mouths and pretend to shout).
Let's think of more action words
That we can all act out!
Bonus activity: Ask each child if he or she can think of an action word then have all
of the children perform that action. If children need help, suggest:
Rake,
Bake.
Walk,
Talk.
Sigh,
Cry.
Words don't have to rhyme!
Categories:
verbs, childrenchildren, children,
Form: Rhyme