A small poem with a big impact

Selected poems

The Power of a Homophone

“Sometimes the power
of a homophone
will just come out of nowhere
and hit you –
like being struck
by a ten ton truck,”
articulated Laurie.


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One thought on “A small poem with a big impact

  1. Monica E. Graham's avatar

    took a millisecond… “who is Laurie?…. oh… duh.” Funny.

    it took longer to read than for me to think. Here, trucks are trucks or semis or transfers or rigs or pickups, and Lauries are male or female Lauries. You see my confusion.

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