I don’t use emoticons
Or exclamation marks
I don’t capitalize words
To make them brawl and bark
I use italics sparingly
Like fish sauce or Danish Blue
Lest my paragraphs become
Potpourris or cheese fondue.
Language is like music
With precision, grace and mojo
Exaggeration makes the world
Pocket-sized and so-so
Shakespeare and Updike
Never needed an air hammer
The power-tool for the job
Is a little thing called grammar.