Punctuation

Nuff said...

 

Punctuation is my challenge

So I choose to go without

Unless I want to make a point

Or eliminate any doubt

 

In cases such I’ll try my hand

And risk an apostrophe

Maybe a comma or a colon

Where I guess it ought to be

 

Quite often I suppose I get it right

At least no one else complains

Perhaps they think me artistic

But in truth I lack the brains

 

It’s not that I’m so lazy

That I just don’t want to try

But the words are what I like the most

I’m just that kind of guy

 

So please forgive me if you will

And I’ll do my level best

To put those little marks somewhere

And give my soul some rest

 

Reviews

[Sel Whiteley]

This is something I can really relate to as I think most writers can. The fact that you're caught in the immediate moment and its writing, 'But the words are what I like the most' the thoughts, feelings, emotions; the sound and music that are driving you on, not the full stops and commas. I once met someone who said, seriously, James Joyce didn't know how to use a fullstop.

[Phibby Venable]

i love this & it is so true! difficult for me also. very well written!!

[TL Boehm]

snort! I want to copy paste this on my front page and send it to every editor on the PLANET! I love this, AK. I have never gotten a good grip on punctuation myself.

[Winter McPherson]

LOL! What a crack up.......very cute!

[Moki]

I like how it's simple and straightforward.
Good job.

[Lydia Shutter]

Yup, the words DO matter most. I liked the upbeat feel of this and the slightly tongue in cheek humor. Very well written. lydia

[Sara Muschweck]

Good for you. You have it right, it should be the words that matter, not the grammar, punctuation, and exact positioning of the hyphen. With just a little injection of humor, a wonderful tisk! tisk! to those who pick apart someone's writing on the basis of a little dot. All though I will be editing this review with spell check so I will not sound completely uneducated.

[Thea M. Joy]

I love this! Some time ago I was doing a correspondence course and some of the material was on grammar. I couldn't belive how much I had forgotten. I almost never used a colon or semi-colon because I didn't know when it was appropriate. I learned some of those things over again and a couple of them have managed to stick with me though often I still wonder if I have it right! Cute little poem about a common problem!

[Charles Booher]

I was surprised to find that I liked this. It was a pretty dull subject, but made me laugh quite a bit!!
This seemed awkward to me, IDK why: And The three small dots i use so oft
But overall, it was alright. Definately not bad! I don't mean to sound critical!

[Dwayne Spears]

You, could, just, try, this. Then, you, could, be, sure, of, not, missing, any. LOL....