Colon :
(colons as punctuation marks)
The Colon :
The colon by some is thought odd,
And no wonder:
Two periods make it,
One over,
One under.
The colon resemble the eyes of a beast:
A tiger,
A fox,
Or a tomcat at least —
Two eyes ever looking, two eyes open wide,
That belong to a creature that lies on its side.
Unable to point or to say, "over there,"
All the colon can do,
And it does it,
Is stare.
So here's a suggestion: go on, if you please,
To where it is looking, to see what it sees.
For other marks of punctuation, go to the Index of Punctuation Marks unit.
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