Suggested by a Thought from Temporal Fugue
Because we respect words, we wrestle with them
And because they respect us, they wrestle back;
We shape them in order serviceable 1
And they refuse to be pinned as cliches’
We fling a needful verb against a noun
To make a thought complete, but then adverbs
And adjectives begin cluttering lines
And then we all must take a coffee break
Because we respect words, we wrestle with them
For every scrap of story, verse, or hymn
1 Cf. John Milton, “Hymn on the Morning of Christ’s Nativity”
Jun 27, 2018
Jun 27, 2018 at 3:23 PM UTC
Suggested by a Thought from Temporal Fugue
Because we respect words, we wrestle with them
And because they respect us, they wrestle back;
We shape them in order serviceable 1
And they refuse to be pinned as cliches’
We fling a needful verb against a noun
To make a thought complete, but then adverbs
And adjectives begin cluttering lines
And then we all must take a coffee break
Because we respect words, we wrestle with them
For every scrap of story, verse, or hymn
1 Cf. John Milton, “Hymn on the Morning of Christ’s Nativity”
Reactionarydrivel.blogspot.com – it’s not at all reactionary, tho’ it might be drivel.