OPEN LINK #303 When we post the poem of our choice. I’m a hopeless wordaholic, and I love to examine words. I’ve indulged in that today, and taken a crack at the word crack! Submitted to dVerse, October 28, 2021
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I engage in word forensics
Exploring the many uses of a word
It’s often the way I go to sleep
(I got bored with counting sheep)
Let’s examine the common word crack
According to Webster a split in two parts
But what of the loud crack in the night
Someone trying to be a crack shot?
Consider the foiled attempt
That’s not what it’s cracked up to be
Some bloke free-basing crack cocaine
Or the fellow who tries to lighten the mood
Who’s sure to crack a joke
Or the quiet guy, man of few words
Who surprises us with a wisecrack
Crack the eggs and scramble them
I’m hungry….It must be the crack of dawn
And I do believe I’m getting sleepy ….Zzzz
very clever bev! i so evjoy reading your poems, so glad you shared this with us
ReplyDeleteThis is a fun one. :)
ReplyDeleteFun play with the word, crack. Time to me to sleep too. Enjoy the weekend.
ReplyDeleteThis one cracked me up, B. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteIt's no wonder the English language is one of the toughest. I love this!
ReplyDeleteProof positive you will remain a crackerjack ..... forever.
ReplyDeleteSo much clever fun, Beverly!
ReplyDeleteI love word etymologies myself -- 'crack' has a nice long historical use in language. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDelete~peace, Jason
I love to play with words too. This made me smile. Now I know what to do the next time I have insomnia!
ReplyDeleteHaven't explored the play for a while. This is inspiring.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many meetings once you crack into them...:-)
ReplyDeleteWhat clever punnage you weave, Beverley! I do believe you've cracked the code (to finally catching some zzzz's, I mean!)
ReplyDeleteWishing you well <3