Standing still yearns for motion.

The ache of fading longs for travel.

The great pine away incites a sizable forest fire.

The fear of wilting propels you to active verbs.

The struggle motivates the verb;

the verb runs on misery and joy.

You read verbs to break loose the knots.

I read a book last night that had something to say

about choice, determination and resolution:

anything less than 100 percent of yes

is no.

That tells us everything we need to know;

that is the emotional, locomotive calculation.

So go figure.

 

From The Writer’s Guide to Common Grammar