The Turtle

[emel.scott]

Timid plodder, quick
only in retreat to your
quadriplegia.

[Doreen Peri]

I had to look it up.

Perhaps you spelled it wrong?

I found pentaplegia which is a type of cerebral palsy.

http://www.originsofcerebralpalsy.com/0 ... plgia.html

The terms “pentaplegia” or “full body involvement” are used in cases where the head and neck are also affected.

Is that the word mean?

[emel.scott]

I made the word up thinking it would be easy to leap from quadriplegia to pentriplegia which would be complete paralysis to include my...errr...the head. Maybe I should change it to quadriplegia but actually I just read your link so I think you've nailed it with pentaplesia. I'll read more and think it over (if I can get this brain to work) Thanks

[Doreen Peri]

well you're only one letter off from a real word! Pretty darn good!

quadripalegia would make it more accessible to the reader since it's a word I think most people know.

i am that turtle lately.
can barely leave the house.

[emel.scott]

Yeah, tell me about it. I even started cooking for myself and I haven't done that in a couple decades

[Doreen Peri]

a self analysis haiku?
good for you

i stopped cooking
have been getting take out or delivery
pretty expensive for someone without any income at the moment

LOL!

I really want to go to the beach
i'd fit right in
a shell on the sand



keep up the good writing

[emel.scott]

Thanks D,

Ya know, you can not get paid just as easily at the beach as in front of your puter. Put out a few sheckles for a quality massage while you're at it.

S

PS 7-24-08 ultimately this was not suppose to be about the definition of a word so I'm backing out (again) and hitting the road with quadriplegia. We'll see how this plays in Topeka.