adverbially speaking too much

 adverbially speaking too much

 

 

the importance of adverbs

slightly misplaced

sorely overused

blatantly brimming, abutting helpless verbs

 

an adjective lost in the shuffle

gives his heart to a noun

then gets propositioned by another adverb

who has already fallen further down the word chain

 

and here i sit,

calmly, silently, watching

 

feloniously swearing never to misuse

an adverb

for the incredibly long duration

of this unhappily mismanaged bunch of 

saltily sprinkled syllables

 

i poorly predicate to be a poem.

 

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

9/18/16

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Speaking of adverbs, you are the best poet on this website, when it comes to creating alliteration that flows naturally, nicely spaced out, & without coming across as a pile-up of adverbs & adjectives. I'm afraid your profuse adverbial love affair described here is a little too complicated for my simple country mind, tho *smile* I can't even imagine what it must be like to be inside the mind that regularly pumps out your special blend of metaphorical word plays! (((HUGS)))

[jacob erin-cilberto]

sometimes i want to get out of my mind...or maybe i already am...i appreciate your kind words barleygirl, but really, i don't know where most of it comes from...i am just the conduit...words come from somewhere i just write them down...i really can't take credit for anything i write---it's just there with or without me.

but you are very kind...

j.

[barleygirl]

I agree . . . most poems "come over me" & spill out quickly *wink! wink!*

[Paul Bell]

In years to come, this will be classed as a famous poem.
People will remember how i famously predictably unselfishly predicted this.
If i could find Jacobly, you would be immortal.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

adverbially speaking i am gratefully thanking you....

j.

[Carolynn]

I innocently fell awkwardly into this adverbial, perfectly mastered poem of yours and seriously, selfishly wished it were mine :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Carolynn.....

j.

[1VJ]

Guilty as charged, killer last line. definitely the poet's poetry. Really love this one.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Paloma...

j.

[Lyn Anderson]

Be still my grammatically inclined calamitously beating heart. One of my faves of yours, of which, there are many.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i especially appreciate your words on this one...one of the few of mine i liked when i wrote...and it has had little feedback, so i have been thinking i really missed the mark with it....so ...thank you!

j.

[Lyn Anderson]

It takes a certain appreciation of your clever word usage.

[redzone]

maybe hold up on the saltily syllables Jacob??!! ;0) I tried saying
"blatantly brimming, abutting helpless verbs" 10 times fast and still have my tongue in knots, so thanks for that Jacob... so I have concluded that speaking too many adverbs at once may be dangerous to your health!!! andth Ith hasth a definiteth lispth...

okay, no more teasing as this is a muchly welcomed poem adverbs do not get the attention they deserve, or is that used in all the wrong places... as you can see I am having a great time with your poem Jacob... it is a good one... ;0)

redzone

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Curt...glad you could have some fun with this one.

j.

[Ange Faith]

nicely penned. I am so green to writing. This is such as a pro does publish. Great works here.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Ange.
j.