OFTEN

 

"OFTEN' IS A STRANGE-SOUNDING WORD,

THE MEANING IS "MANY, OR FREQUENT".

THEY SAY THE "T" SHOULD BE SILENT,

IT SOUNDS AS IF IT IS OUT OF SEQUENCE.

 

OFTEN IS USED MANY TIMES PER DAY,

BECAUSE IT IS EASY TO ENUNCIATE.

IT IS SHORT, STRAIGHT TO THE POINT,

AND GREAT FUN TO ELUCIDATE.

 

STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT, MY FRIEND,

HOW MANY TIMES EVERY DAY,

THAT WE USE THE WORD "OFTEN",

AND HOW OFTEN WE SAY IT.

 

SUCH A LITTLE WORD IT IS,

SOUNDS SO VERY SMALL TOO,

YET WHERE WOULD WE BE IN THIS WORLD,

IF "OFTEN" WERE NOT HERE TO USE? LOL!!

 

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