ex is the beginning ...

on reading a review from redzone, this idea came to me

It is no wonder
ex
is the beginning
of so many things
I think of
when
I think of you...

excruciating,
exacerbate
expel
and expunge
are just a few ...

but one
ex word
sums it up best,
a regular movement
that is necessary,
but distasteful
nonetheless ...

come on,
you are
"so good with words",
I am sure you can
guess the rest.

Author's Note

Reviews

[redzone]

KL, what an EXciting poem... well this ex may have thought he was a big EXcrement, but then he met you and found out he was nothing but a small cow patty, a dog t**d in the back alley of life...

KL, you do write EXceedingly nice poetry...

redzone

[barleygirl]

Red, you're hilarious (gotta love the cow patty reference) & I thank you for whatever you did to inspire this brilliant moose t**d pie from the oven of our ever-sardonic KLGoode! (((HUGS))) . . . We seem to be sharing similar mindsets this morning, as I just posted one for all the excrement one steps into on this website ("Watership Warren"). Of course, I prefer the neatness of little bunny pebbles myself! *tee! hee!*

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks, Curt, for the fun review. And Barleygirl, for the wonderful comments.

[redzone]

Hey there Margie... not sure what I said in the comment but she stopped mid sentence and said thanks for the inspiration and well here is the results... wish I had her gift... must go and read about those "bunny pebbles", please tread carefully Margie as there seems to be a lot around lately...

[barleygirl]

BIG LOUD BELLY LAUGH! (((HUGS)))

[LazerRays]

Very nice! You captured the meaning so well in this poem! Nice job!

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much

[Chris Shaw]

Witty and well put and any writer worth his salt would have had that word in the forefront of his mind too. Well done.

Chris

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much.

[Neville]

Remember folks, never put all ya ex in one basket, no one wants to end up with ex on their face, write....nice bit o word play Lyn.............. Neville

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much for popping by this expose'. :)

[Neville]

Extreme pleasure mine ‘tis ...

[Gee]

Holy...
Funny, clever, you ain’t bad at this old writing lark Lyn

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks very much. I like yours too

[Paul Bell]

If only the ex-understood the concept of the ex-word.
Alas, some take forever. Some just become a thorn in your side.
Probably why hitmen were invented.

[Lyn Anderson]

I am sure that's why hitmen were invented. :)

[Caradoc]

Well put. Not too blatant, not too subtle. Just the right amount of scathing. lol

-Cara

[Lyn Anderson]

Yeah, thanks. My blatant period was a couple years ago. Today I am celebrating the anniversary of my divorce. :)

[Caradoc]

Congratulations. :)

[barleygirl]

Oh hell yeah! I love this. I could insert a few names of my own into the author's notes. You are truly brilliant in a lovely sardonic way. I just wrote & posted a little allegory myself that felt like a relieving enema for all the "EX" that can become backed up on this website *tee! hee!*

[Lyn Anderson]

Oh awesome, I will have to read it when I am home.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

I like the saying "Why do we call them exes instead of Why's... you gave some prime examples.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks a lot, I appreciate that.

[Matching Socks]

Lol. I love it. Ex-cellent darling... You sure do ex-cel at word play.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks. The ex that inspired this piece claims to be the master. :)

[Matching Socks]

Ex-cuse me? Sounds like a piece of ex-cre..nt.

[Lyn Anderson]

lol, exhausting, he is, for sure.