The Inadequacies of Words

My daughter brought home a homework assignment yesterday that was about synonyms. One wing of a butterfly had a word on it and the children were to write a synonym on the other blank wing. I guess it's a good thing that they learn at an early age that sometimes you have to look for a better word. I just wish they could put off for a long time the reality that, at times, there are no words to be found that will ever be able to express how they feel.

weary: fatigued, tired, exhausted, worn, jaded, debilitated, spent, toil-worn, faint