4 antonyms playing pallbearers

4 antonyms playing pallbearers

my thesaurus died,

and left me with only one word for everything

that has words to describe

poetry to show

I love poetry

I love synonyms

I want vocabulary resurrected

among thieves

who killed language

by choking it off to second grade level

poets look for those missing children

my thesaurus died

only three sentences

came to the funeral.

erin-cilberto

5/6/23

Reviews

[Andrew John]

Quite an ending here. And I, too, love synonyms - and antonyms. Enjoyed your poem, Jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

appreciate your kind words, Andrew,
j.

[Lorry]

Am I aloud to right a review for this won Jacob? Seeing as how I have been knowing to murderate langwidge! 😊
My thesaurus committed suicide. It just couldn't keep up with my need to make up words instead of reading it.
It asked for no one to be in attendance, but that may have just been for my benefit. 😊

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I love that last line in your review...comical..
thanks, Lorry,
j.

[FGFRANKLIN]

You should have fed your thesaurus sweets. I've heard they enjoy a tasty synonym roll now and then. Those antonyms are always so disagreeable; no matter what you say they are always trying to say just the opposite. I'm building a home for retired homonyms where everyone answers to almost the same name. It makes it easier at roll call. I enjoyed the read.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I will probably end up in that home for homonyms sooner rather than later.
thank you, Fabian.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

My old thesaurus is gathering dust. No longer thumbed through because it is quicker to research on the internet. The pages were loose and falling out anyway. I pondered on all the people I know to ascertain their likelihood of even googling. Sadly only writers would go there. Another case of slipping standards.
This poem feels kind of lonely. Like saying goodbye to an old friend.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, very hard to get students these days to find a thesaurus or dictionary to help vary their wording.
thank you, Chris,
j.

[Laz K.]

"I want vocabulary resurrected/among thieves/who killed language/by choking it off to second grade level"

What an indictment of current (low) levels of sophistication! What often makes me wonder is how it was possible for great men of old to be not only statesmen, scientists, inventors, or soldiers, but also poets, or dramatists. Imagine one of the world leaders today doing anything artistic - it's almost comical.

I share your sentiments about the decline of linguistic nuance, and I watch apprehensively as ever faster technological progress seems to be negatively correlated with progress on the "being human front."

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I can think of one in particular...quite comical and sad at the same time..thank you Laz...
j.

[W. Barrett Munn]

It was at this point Lewis Carrol invented his own language. As long as we have internet and Google, we will never again need-or....well, I need another word for....

great, as in poem.

Winston

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Lewis had something there, Winston. Surely, he did.
thank you,
j.

[Ken e Bujold]

this is incredible. metaphor of the great T as stand in for life. and the lonely 3 sentences at the funeral so haunting. one of my favs of your many J

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Ken,
j.

[AYVID N]

The thesaurus died because language was killed off. There was little point after that. The poets look for the missing children but there seems little remorse as only three sentences came to the funeral. The thesaurus will not be missed.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Poor Thesaurus...should we cremate it?

[AYVID N]

It hardly makes any difference, my friend. I hope you have been well.

[Lisasview]

Oh goodness, this made me smile and then laugh out loud.
I remember when I first started posting you mentioned your connection to your tattered thesaurus.
I found it interesting that you still referred to your book. I remembering thinking how many of us use Google, for just about everything.
AHH, yes..words... goodness what is happening to words and their correct usage! Even the pronunciation has became strange...
And, what were the three sentences...pray tell?
I just loved it and I write my review your words continue to reappear!!
Lisa, still in Spain

[jacob erin-cilberto]

your response makes poetry all worth it...that kind of reaction to a read...
I really appreciate that...thank you, Lisa.
j.

[Lisasview]

I really appreciate your acknowledgement of my review...
i am tying with one finger on my left hand because I broke my collar bone...I am getting pretty good at it.
Jacob, I also just posted 3 new poems...
Lisa

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Sorry about your collar bone, and yes, you are very good at typing with one finger.
AFter my surgery I lost feeling in some of my fingers..typing was a challenge then.
I get it.
I will visit your poems now.
j.

[Lisasview]

Thank you so much