Thursday, October 28, 2021

WORDPLAY

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

12 comments:

  1. very clever bev! i so evjoy reading your poems, so glad you shared this with us

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  2. Fun play with the word, crack. Time to me to sleep too. Enjoy the weekend.

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  3. It's no wonder the English language is one of the toughest. I love this!

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  4. Proof positive you will remain a crackerjack ..... forever.

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  5. I love word etymologies myself -- 'crack' has a nice long historical use in language. Thanks for sharing.
    ~peace, Jason

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  6. I love to play with words too. This made me smile. Now I know what to do the next time I have insomnia!

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  7. Haven't explored the play for a while. This is inspiring.

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  8. There are so many meetings once you crack into them...:-)

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  9. What clever punnage you weave, Beverley! I do believe you've cracked the code (to finally catching some zzzz's, I mean!)

    Wishing you well <3

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