Evan’s Word by Shenell

Posted on May 6, 2009 by hapyeaster.
Categories: Free Verse, Poems by Shenell.

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
A diease of the lungs
Caused by inhalation of silica dust
There are four types:
Asymptomatic
Acute
Accelerated
And the most common…..
Chronic
There are many symptoms:
Hyperventalation
Coughing
Dysponia
Anorexia
And chest pain
There is no real cure
But there are treatments…..

This is a real word, and our AVID class came to call it “Evan’s Word” because he found it online during a discussion in class one day.

pieorcookies
Comment on May 6th, 2009.

I love that word! I don’t really commend long word poems but yours makes it work.

stu007
Comment on May 21st, 2009.

Dear Evan,
I love that word “Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.” I like your obscure word choice. I am looking forward to read more of your poems in the future.
~JeanPunch9