In Japanese this is very easy because most nouns also another meaning as a verb. Examples in English are: leaves / to go away; sprout/ to grow up; blossom / bloom; fall / autumn etc. The knowledge and use of pivot words is paramount in the writing of tanka and very useful in renga, also.
Synopsis. Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He published his first children's book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, under the name of Dr. Seuss in 1937. Next came a string of best sellers, including The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham.
Guest Author - Taisha Turner. Dr. Seuss is the pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel(March 2,1904 - September 24, 1991). Using the pen name Dr. Suess, Mr. Geisel is the writer and illustrator of the following children's picture books with zany rhymes and characters. Also, he uses the pen names Theo. Lesieg and Rosetta Stone. The first Dr. Seuss book is And to think I saw it on Mulberry Street. It was published in 1937. The second book is The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins published in 1938. In the second book, Dr. Seuss introduces the characters King Derwin and Bartholomew Cubbins. He reprises them in Bartholomew and the Oobleck(1949). The whimsical characters in Dr. Seuss books delight infants, toddlers and young children.