It is listed in the dictionary as an [ADV], [PREP], [ADJ], [N], or [V].
It’s easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list.
But when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP?
At a meeting, why does a topic come UP?
Why do we speak UP, and why are officers UP for election?
And why it is UP to the secretary to write UP a report?
We call UP our friends..
brighten UP a room..
polish UP the silver..
warm UP the leftovers..
and clean UP the kitchen.
We lock UP the home and fix UP the old car.
At other times this little word has real special meaning.
People stir UP trouble..
line UP for tickets..
work UP an appetite..
and think UP excuses.
To be dressed is one thing, but to be dressed UP is special.
Talk about confusing. A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP.
We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night.
If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used.
It will take UP a lot of your time..
but if you don’t give UP,
you may wind UP with a hundred or more.
When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP.
When the sun comes out, we say it is clearing UP.
When it rains, it soaks UP the earth.
When it does not rain for awhile, things dry UP.
Setty could go on and on..
but he’ll wrap it UP for now..
because time is UP..
and he definitely needs to shut the fuck UP.
Enjoy yourself,
Stay safe,
Be cool.
Setty (SouthSide)
