Punctuation Poem by Stanley Cooper
Punctuation
Punctuation, stepchild tool of writing
Does not get it’s write-ful due
If we stopped this literate slighting
It would be a literal coup
The period we see as a dot
Has such a vital essence
The reason we use it a lot
Is to forestall a run-on sentence.
Colons: are sometimes used
To act as sentencing braces
Colons called semi; help us fuse
Connecting multiple phrases
To combine a compound adjective
The hyphen-comes into play
Question marks? are for the inquisitive
While commas, show delay
If writing is your avocation
And hope writing you will master
Punctuate with punctuation
Averting literal disaster
Punctuate with punctuation...beautiful, very nice poem indeed...
Without proper punctuation, sometimes meaning of a sentence is completely changed. A nice write.
oh what a wonderful write that enlightens a poet/writer by knowledge, i make my salute to thee.superb.thanks for sharing
I have had the pleasure of reading poems about Maths, poems about Science and about many other subjects, but this one is unique in its emphasis on linguistic perfection. Thanks, Stanley.
Very true, so it's odd that the author leaves so much of it out himself. There should be a period on the end of the 2nd line, and a few others. I heartily commend punctuation to rhymers, it makes your stuff easier to read. Leaving it out is just arty-farty, in my view.
Yes! Yes! Yes, I really enjoyed this and agree whole-heartedly. Is anyone taught it any more?
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/26/2024 12:56:45 PM # 1.0.0
Perfect! ! ! Lovely and great use of the punctuation in demonstrating your point and meaning! Fun and rhyming but with depth :) ... Now, if only there's a poem like this for the grammar of you're, they're, too, and loose, among others! ! ! Very enjoyed :)