Punctuation And The Edge Of Love

talk,talk.talk

My father is language ; my mother speech 

and I am many words, yet

when I talk to you there are commas,

a phrase turning with a semicolon, a dash -

so, well, and, maybe, the conjunctive. 

Our coffee has cooled.

The first snow outside ; late this year.

Reviews

[Tomi]

Ha! so witty. well done!

[John]

You have found a fine set of images to describe that state when unselfconscious love gives way to self consciousness, when we teeter on the edge of lovelessness but haven't quite fallen into indifference.

[Larry Dyson]

amazingly insightful review...

[Becky C Strukamp]

what a creative write using semi colons, dashes, periods, the first sentences, "My father is language, my mother is speech" Beautiful sentiments here!

[Ed Hart]

the first stanza (minus the 'yet') is the essence and accent of us all; that, and the rest is a joy to read

[Valentine]

It all takes time sweetie,,I would not be able to write in your langauge at all..

[Claire Twinn]

Ah yes, punctuation! So important and yet so puzzling. My pet hate is improper use of apostrophes and yet I still find semi-colons confusing, but am slowly learning to use and even like them.