I've been told In so many words That I'm a little wordish Is that the word that was used? Perhaps not But it seems an ample metaphor For when everything that "comes up" Is a cliché And that feels like a problem One must "make up" Another word So what does it mean? Its essential meaning Is its essential purpose To search for a word And bring up new ones Extending and extending The available dictionary From Oxford To Oslo To Oregon To oceans Swimming And walking Mostly musing Sniffing the wind Looking for inspiration To land on the letters Of the next word In this book-length paragraph That is a single human life In so many words