weekly poem- poem five

This poem , I recall telling my son about one day. I said, I wrote a poem that’s a thesaurus! He said, how the heck do you do that? I said, like this;

Last Of Sadness Thesaurus

Confidence nounˈkän-fə-dən(t)s: blossomed in me, eleven hundred miles away, eleven hundred days clean

Anxiety noun: aŋ-ˈzī-ə-tē caused by hidden memories

Rage verb: ˈrāj blamed for a deadly cough. I was last to see Grandfather.

Remorse noun: ri-ˈmȯrsq an emotion burned away with drugs. See Numb.

Lost adjective: ˈlȯst years, days, minutes

Numb addiction: ˈnəm thoughts locked in a suit of steel, feelings burnt away

Found transitive verb: ˈfau̇nd living clean of restraints, addiction is in the past

Satisfaction noun: ˌsa-təs-ˈfak-shən when the chance to say goodbye to Grandfather granted

Strange adjective: ˈstrānj: in the form of a doppelganger.

Colour noun, often attributive: ˈkə-lər: with the shadow of Grandfather’s face.

Confused adjective: kən-ˈfyüzd by his grey-faced similarities, posture. Suspenders.

Friendship noun: ˈfren(d)-ˌship: an inner draw to want this man’s approval.

Adoration verb: ˌa-də-ˈrā-shən, and he’s an author.

Denial noun: di-ˈnī(-ə)l but this man, doesn’t accept friendship. He’s strong-willed, silent.

Agitation noun: ˌa-jə-ˈtā-shən turned down on my quest

Speech plot:ˈspēch one day, sassy man says, “I had a thought, you’ll be a famous author.”

Surprise verb: sər-ˈprīz  felt by his whispered praise

Amazement noun: ə-ˈmāz-mənt sounding like words from beyond the grave

Forgiveness noun: fər-ˈgiv-nəs granted by Grandfather

forever rest, Grandpa Elmer ❤ aka Elmo

love,

Norma Rrae