This poem titled "Grammarly, grammarly" presents a playful and somewhat chaotic exploration of grammar and punctuation. The poet uses wordplay, puns, and juxtaposition to create a lighthearted and witty commentary on language.
The repetition of "Grammarly, grammarly" in the opening lines emphasizes the importance of grammar and highlights the brand name associated with grammar checking. The phrase "they've all got it grammarly" suggests that everyone needs and uses proper grammar.
The poet expresses a desire for reciprocity in punctuation: "If they punctuate me, I'll punctuate them." This line hints at the idea of using punctuation as a way to respond or communicate with others.
The poem then delves into specific punctuation marks and their associations. The phrase "up the bracket" implies a sense of confusion or disarray. The poet presents the dot on the letter "i" as being similar to a tea without crosses, emphasizing the importance of punctuation. The concept of capitalizing letters after dots and the surprise of dots before eyes adds a touch of whimsy to the poem.
The poet uses wordplay and humor in the lines about different punctuation marks. The mention of a colon being okay and a semicolon requiring a doctor adds a humorous twist. The reference to a funeral director in relation to a full stop adds a touch of morbidity.
The poem also touches on linguistic patterns and exceptions. The mention of "i before e" providing relief and confusion surrounding "i before e except after c" showcases the complexities and exceptions within English spelling rules.
The lines about temperatures and Icelandic names add a geographical and cultural reference, while the discussion of gulls and queues employs wordplay and puns.
The poet's reflections on punctuation marks like asterisks and exclamation marks convey a sense of their significance in conveying meaning and adding emphasis. The limitations of quotations for originality are also briefly touched upon.
The closing lines of the poem introduce unrelated phrases, possibly representing the poet's stream of consciousness or a sense of randomness.
Overall, "Grammarly, grammarly" presents a playful and clever exploration of grammar, punctuation, and language, employing wordplay, humor, and unexpected connections to engage the reader.

Words can be as hard as diamonds or as malleable as putty - and there are so many of them to play with. Do you know a book called EUNOIA by Christian Bok? Worth a look. Eunoia is the shortest English word that contains all the vowels. It means "beautiful thinking". Imagine writing a chapter of a book using words containing only one vowel that makes sense. He has.

I am sure you are familiar with The Four Quartets by T S Eliot. This is extracted from "Little Gidding" - brings a tear to my eye every time I read it.

What we call the beginning is often the end
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
The end is where we start from. And every phrase
And sentence that is right (where every word is at home,
Taking its place to support the others,
The word neither diffident nor ostentatious,
An easy commerce of the old and new,
The common word exact without vulgarity,
The formal word precise but not pedantic,
The complete consort dancing together)
Every phrase and every sentence is an end and a beginning,
Every poem an epitaph.