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The Missing Link.






Punctuation, befuddles

and bewilders this

mass that is named

brain;

Hurried words, scatter

length-ways across the

page... in ungainly

fashion, dancing this way and

that without a pause for

thought;

Is this the way my thoughts

run?...or is it my lack of

knowledge racing out

of control?

Patterns of words form, with

haste, each one sliding into

place without a thought for it's

neighbour...clear as mud to

anyone who is reading, without

knowing in what way the words

pause for breath or end

at an abrupt stop;

Perhaps if I stopped holding my breath

whilst typing, or even if I enforced

a period of quiet, the punctuation

would come naturally?

Am I playing mind games with

myself or others...luring them in

under false pretences and once

hooked,...confused...bewildered

trying to make head or tail of

this barrage of words;

It is with sadness, I admit that

I find "Punctuation" a foreign

language that I am at odds with

constantly, so if you are out

there looking on, please take pity

and show me the way....

and with that final plea, she

comes full circle and pauses,

takes a breath...and comes to a full

stop.







Author notes

I have never been able to master the art of "Punctuation". This is my plea.
Written October 7th, 2006

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  • cutiepie gold member
    October 28, 2006
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    Lol...I found your comments amazing, I thank you for your time


  • Master Anarchy
    October 28, 2006
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    Pun Chew..ai?shorn...soon as...

    Pun'kin: chew a shun,
    Let it become, as for-
    told, and though be bold to make a
    Way with it, your own
    Bone
    Bone up
    Bone up on it
    But don't come down too hard,
    lest you do yourself a mis-
    Chief, and mayhap a Crown-
    Ning achievem-
    Ent fall, like a Toll Keen
    Mon Stir.


  • cutiepie gold member
    October 17, 2006
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    Many thanks for your kind comments Delighted that you enjoyed it


  • Rita Krocha
    October 16, 2006
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    Oh! That was soooo beautifully written. Needs no punctuation...*smile* your words said it all. Appreciated deeply.


  • cutiepie gold member
    October 9, 2006
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    Thank you for reading and leaving a comment, it is very much appreciated

  • cutiepie gold member
    October 9, 2006
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    Thank you Eric...you are free to read my poetry whenever you like Many thanks for your kindness, it is very much appreciated

  • cutiepie gold member
    October 9, 2006
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    My apologies for the screen...this has been rectified No, I am afraid to say that I never found the missing link (punctuation) either . Many thanks for your comments, as always they are very much appreciated


  • blondone
    October 9, 2006
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    as I read this I seen a side of life being wrote instead of just correct punctuation and grammer but I see both sides of it and I believe it to be a interesting write thanks for sharing...


  • Eric Draven
    October 9, 2006
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    WOW :-O this is truly a wonderful, amusing and lovely piece of work... I am truly happy that I read this work... I enjoyed reading this... I hope that i could someday write like you... Good work... I hope that I could read your works often... Have a Good night...


  • Crazy-Dan
    October 8, 2006
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    This was so random, i'm sorry but it was either i couldn't see it too goodly due to bright screen, but what i read didn't seem too far above average.
    I was expecting something more along the lines of "I found the missing link!" not anything about grammar.
    Still, good job

  • cutiepie gold member
    October 8, 2006
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    I actually enjoyed English at school ( many moons ago) but could never grasp the concept of punctuation. Others make it look so easy but to me it is a minefield. Some say to use commas when we take a breath, but I am one of these who never seems to breathe...the brain races and likewise the words follow at the same speed. Perhaps its a form of dyslexia, who knows, or maybe I am just stupid Grammer is also a stumbling block for me but I write as I speak ( dialect included) so I gain a little reprieve Enjoy what you do and with a little help from your friends here on AP the punctuation will follow


  • paullallady silver member
    October 8, 2006
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    this is a wonderful piece of writing. I am terrible
    at punctuation and grammar in general. I am wishing
    I had paid more attention in english class at school.

  • cutiepie gold member
    October 7, 2006
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    Lol, perhaps it's the passion that clouds my perception of punctuation, rather like your wedding cake And as for eating my words...nah, without the punctuation it is rather tasteless

  • Rudolf
    October 7, 2006
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    tastfully written

    An interesting topic, like you i struggle with puncuation amoung other things.but you know if the words are good expressing your passion the puncuation is secondary just like spelling.it's kind of like a wedding cake,they look really good but you can't eat them.rudolf


  • cutiepie gold member
    October 7, 2006
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    Many thanks my friend, as always any help is greatly appreciated


  • individuality gold member
    October 7, 2006
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    hehehe just read back when you have written something, slowly, and see where you naturally pause in the poem, where you do you will know it needs a comma or fullstop etc.

  • cutiepie gold member
    October 7, 2006
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    Thank you Sid for your encouragement. It takes many forms of penning to make a varied platform for poetry (in my mind) and even though I can agree to some of what you are saying, I can also see that from small acorns comes giant oak trees I am reletively new to writing and have to say my poetry has changed considerably , mostly due to help that I have received from this site and also a natural progression...Perhaps poetry is changing from the concept that we hold of it? No longer the precise formats that were drilled into us at school...Any art form has critics, thats what makes it such a challenge, but to me poetry is about freedom...some would call it "venting" others would see it as a release, so perhaps there is an influx of a particular subject matter at one time making it seem repetitious and mundane but to the people who write it, it is their art and very precious to them. So, who knows...perhaps amongst the mundane, one will find a "gem" waiting to be realised Sorry about the dialog but you just caught me in the mood for a chat

  • requiemforadeath
    October 7, 2006
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    Read it or die.

    EASILY one of the best poems I've read on this site in awhile. I applaud you here. If you aren't pursuing writing intently may I suggest that you do. More of you and less of some other stuff that I've seen and perhaps this ancient art can have a breath of fresh air as oppossed to the regurgitated (sp?) repetitions. And I do say this sincerly.

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