A silly little poem I've just written. Worryingly, it may actually serve a practical use...
Apostrophilia
Some folk love food and drink and sleep,
Some love the birds and bees,
Some love to rule, some love to serve,
I love apostrophes.
It's such a versatile thing
And that can muddle folk.
You get it right, you show your wit -
But wrong and you're the joke.
A kid's ability to place
It in the right position
Depends on who kids' teachers are
And if they have precision.
"But is it used possessively
Or to abbreviate?"
It's easy when you know its role;
This knowledge feels... Great!
So as you see, Apostrophe
Is like a thing divine.
It isn't God's nor Zeus's though,
Nor Jesus' – it's MINE!
Sunday, 17 January 2010
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