Written for Twitter #vss365
I swallowed your words
— Tricia (@triciasankey) January 7, 2023
full of #fear
without rhyme
never a capitalized i
oh how they lingered
shrunk
me
down
until I slid
right
off
the
page
And closed the book.#vss365#fear pic.twitter.com/Co3xtYR9er
Tricia Sankey 
The last six lines are awesome!
Thanks, great to hear! ♥️🙏♥️
So beautiful! Your video presentation is superb👌👌👌
Thanks! Short and sweet today! 🥰
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Wow the detail here is just sublime! What a perfect piece…truly!! I’m always marveled at how much power you capture in a few short lines. AMAZING, Tricia!!!
Thanks, Grace! This was another older poem I tweaked after I found the video to work with from picmonkey. So happy you enjoyed it! 🥰 (I just saw your comment wondering if this one disappeared, no worries, they all get held for approval by me, so sometimes doesn’t show up for a little bit!)
A great ending causing me to smile. Well done, Tricia!
Great to hear, Frank! ☺️💓
love those slinky words and uncapitalized is growing on me (slowly, I’m old school).
Thanks so much! 💝 Yes, it’s come in vogue, but really the capitalized I is empowering! But I get that poets want to break rules ☺️
Very cool! 😎
Did you know only in the English language is the pronoun “I” capitalized (unless used at the beginning of a sentence)? Not sure where I’m going with that little bit of info but it seemed important at the time. Loved this, Tricia!
I hadn’t thought about that, it would be interesting to dig further into why English has the rule. Glad you enjoyed and appreciate the observation!! 💝
I’d love to read what you find out. I’ll have to do a little research of my own.
Cool!
this is what I found after googling: As capitalization rules evolved after the invention of the printing press in the 1700s, the letter I retained its capitalization, but none of the personal pronouns received the same special treatment.
Looks like it goes way back. English really is a language that has evolved over time!
And this is what I found: The letter I continues to be capitalized in English because it is the only single-letter pronoun.
Makes sense but I wonder if it’s a single letter pronoun in any other language?
Yes, I saw it had something to do with pronouns. I think it’s just an English quirk. We are quirky folk! 😆
Sometimes closing the book is for the best!
Better than staying stuck in a sad story, for sure! Thanks, Ingrid! 💓
ooooh loved this.. “slid off the page and closed the book”.
Great imagery Tricia! 👏
Thanks, Cindy! ♥️🌺🌷🌺♥️
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Happy New year dear Tricia and I am listening to your poetry site on YouTube.
Thanks, happy to have you!! ♥️🙏♥️
Thank you dear Tricia.
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