"Conjugation" by Uther Pendragon (anon584c@nyx.nyx.net). The conjugation of a verb lists its forms by person, number, and tense. For example,

I am, you are, he/she/it is, etc.

The derivation of the word "conjugation" comes from the Latin for "to join together," and the term is used with this meaning in various areas of science.

Strictly speaking, this story (or poem, if you wish) is not a conjugation. Instead, the author takes several different verbs and combines them with he, she, and they to describe the sort of things a man and a woman might do while they are in the process of joining together.

One of the interesting things about this story is that the phrases can be read as either couplets or triplets, resulting in slightly different impressions. Try it: it's fun. Or record it, and play it back at interesting times. Or record it in French....

This piece is really quite delightful at what it does. It's just not designed to tell a traditional story.