Punctuation Poem by Steven B Taylor

The Muse


Punctuation

Opus 47

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Was that a lark?
We saw at
!

Do not swoon
its was a
, n
Loon!

How dare
we compare
the
:
to the
*
moon!

Oh dear,
I fear that
this
' '
my ruin!

This verse
however terse,
will really not
prevent disease

It is my fate
To
punctuate
within the set
( ) .!

Translation

Question, Mark
Was that a lark
We saw at
Exclamation Point?

Do not swoon
its was a
Common
Loon!

How dare
we compare
the
Colon
to the
Asterisk
moon!

Oh dear,
I fear that
this
Quotation Marks
my ruin!

This verse
however terse,
will really not
prevent disease

It is my fate
To
punctuate
within the set
Parentheses
Period