fighting for a clause

[Verbivore]

The comma and the colon
Were fighting for a clause.
The question mark was querying
The punctuation laws.
While all around was havoc
The full-stop came to rest,
And decided that the written word
Was quite correctly dressed.

Then up popped the apostrophe
(With someone else's quote):
"I really think that phrase before
Is just a tad remote".
They all agreed the colon
Would be, by far, too heavy,
So they called upon the dash
To run and get the semi.

He saved the day for everyone;
But his mission now is done.
So again he rests, forgotten, till
Once more he's called upon.

[Verbivore]

And a follow-up:

The semicolon is a mathematical anomaly;
Two of them do not make a colon: punctuationally
But I rejoice, semicomically
That it's not half a colon: anatomically.

[Verbivore]

In case no-one has by now guessed: I am having a major clean-out-cum-rediscovery of some long-forgotten gems (and crap) on my Mac, and thought to share them here before I go out and purchase another terabyte of storage. It's possible that some of these pieces have been previously posted (by me or others) on other forums, so advance apologies to those bored by repetition.

[Sue M-V]

New to me and, unlike Queen V., I am much amused. Are they by your own pen keyboard?

Sue

[Verbivore]

Jun 7, 2008 12:10:37 GMT Sue M-V said:

New to me and, unlike Queen V., I am much amused. Are they by your own pen keyboard? Sue

No, Sue - just stuff I've collected over the years.

[Barry]

Hmmm ...

That might just have got the creative juices flowing. Watch this space.