Monday, February 13, 2017

I ❤ zeugma

I love trying new recipes &, sometimes, my students' patience.
I love getting around obstacles of hypocrisy & by bicycle.
I love reading books written for younger audiences & arcs of flying Frisbees.
I love writing concisely & couplets.
I love running dirt trails & early for meetings.
I love asking questions & for ideas.
I love hearing popcorn pop & They Might be Giants.
I love wandering thoughts & libraries.
I love learning keyboard shortcuts & how my wife's day was.
I love going abroad & to sleep.


Happy Valentine's Day!
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13 comments:

  1. Alice NineFebruary 13, 2017 at 11:50 PM

    I laughed when I read your first line. Great play on words. I love popcorn popping and libraries, too!

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  2. Teach.Workout.LoveFebruary 14, 2017 at 12:01 AM

    i love your love poem!

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  3. Hannah GallowayFebruary 14, 2017 at 12:40 AM

    I love how short and sweet the poem is! Just the simple things you love

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  4. DogtraxFebruary 14, 2017 at 3:35 AM

    As soon as I read They Might Be Giants, I had a soundtrack in my head. Strange how words can do that?
    Kevin

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    1. Brian RozinskyFebruary 14, 2017 at 5:59 AM

      You've nutshelled the power of words as idea & memory packages, Kevin. Writing specifically packs what can be delicious punches. "I love hearing popcorn pop & music" wouldn't have had the same effect. By naming the music precisely, the words connect with a reader like you -- and either intrigue or alienate any number of other readers :)

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  5. Mary Ann ReillyFebruary 14, 2017 at 6:13 AM

    I love this post. I immediately checked out more zeugmas/i. I have never heard of this figure of speech. It does catch hold attention.

    Thanks.

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  6. UnknownFebruary 14, 2017 at 6:41 AM

    Fabulous!!! I was laughing and thinking what I can come up with.

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  7. Carol VarsalonaFebruary 14, 2017 at 8:10 AM

    Like Mary Ann, I checked out zeugmas because it was a new word for me. I think what you created was splendid. Happy Valentine's Day.

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  8. AlFebruary 14, 2017 at 1:45 PM

    Sadly, because he was reigning, a jazz king left his harp in Sam Frank's Disco. Happily, he just zuegmaed all the way home... in the rain... with a pluckish grin dripping with character on his face!

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  9. elsieFebruary 14, 2017 at 2:17 PM

    Very cool! Something to keep in mind to try during March. I have to admit, I was puzzling over They Might Be Giants. So glad Dogtrax's comment cleared that up for me.

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  10. Gillian JudsonFebruary 14, 2017 at 2:53 PM

    I love this poem and sleeping late. (he he he) #sunchatblogger

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  11. Aubrey YehFebruary 18, 2017 at 7:06 AM

    I love this - so much fun! And I learned a new literary term :-).

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  12. ReadingteachsuMarch 4, 2017 at 5:12 AM

    I must know more and perhaps copy this style for my blog. Shameless fan. sk

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