Extinct

Tyrannosaurus bit the dust;
Velociraptor, too.
Triceratops and stegosaurus
Vanished from our view.

We’ve all heard of extinction,
Which is where the dinos went;
But a “saurus” fled that fate
And did survive, to some extent.

What I speak of is thesaurus,
Thick and mighty in its power.
The words it holds inside
Should make a lowly mortal cower.

Yet one can access what it hides
And tame it for its treasure.
A little effort lets one reap
Rewards too huge to measure.

Alas, most folks are not aware
This cryptic beast exists;
Thus, lackluster vocabulary
Sorrily persists.

If writers do not nurture it
Before their words are inked,
Someday soon the grand thesaurus
Will join those who are extinct.