Perceived Privilege

Nervy /NURR-vee/ Adjective - 1 archaic: sinewy, strong 2a: showing or expressive of calm courage: bold b: marked by effrontery or presumption: brash 3: excitable, nervous.

     Get outta my way!

     Behold the nervy Karen

     Demands first in line

A Magic Wand of Wood & Graphite

      Share beautiful prose.
      Behold! The mighty pencil.
      Source of words profound.

Celebratory Detritus

Sad birthday balloon
Abandoned in the rafters
Doomed to a slow death

Rumblin', Bumblin', Stumblin'

 

Galumph /gull-LUMF/ Verb - To move in a loud and clumsy way.

     Dancing the foxtrot

     Elephants in the attic

     High-end galumphing

Joyous, Golden Sunshine

Shafts of golden light
Swallows dart through the sun’s rays
Bright chirps, joyous flight

The Smell of the Rain

Petrichor /PET-truh-core/ Noun - A distinctive, earthy, usually pleasant odor that is associated with rainfall, especially when following a warm, dry period, and that arises from a combination of volatile plant oils and geosmin released from the soil into the air and by ozone carried by downdrafts.

     The soft rain’s patter

     Reveals petrichor’s perfume

     My nose celebrates

Mud Will Be Flung Tonight!

Schlammschlacht /SHLAM-shloct/ Noun, German – Mud fight, mud fighting contest.

     How the insults flew

     A nasty breakup explodes

     Schlammschlacht, what a show

“To settle a war, the leaders of the countries involved should meet in a stadium and fight it out with socks filled with horse manure.” WC Fields

Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll

Suborn \suh-BORN\ Verb – 1: to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing 2: to induce to commit perjury; also: to obtain (perjured testimony) from a witness.

Nattering Nabobs

Rock and Roll and fast cars, bah!

Youth suborned to sin

Counting Shadows on the Wall

 

The shadows we cast
Remain in our hearts and minds
‘Til the end of time

Ennui - A One-Word Poem

      Meh

Ennui /on-WEE/ Noun - A feeling of weariness & dissatisfaction: boredom.

Beautiful Girl - Colors of the Kaleidoscope

She was a rainbow
He never saw her beauty
He was color blind

New Beer's Eve!

Happy New Beer’s Eve y’all! Celebrating nearly 10,000 years of beer.

Frothy, frosty brew
Beer makes everything better
Or, it feels that way

#NewBeersEve

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All Hail the Corn Dog!

Whether a corn dog or Pronto Pup, it's a taste of heaven. Accept no substitutes, such as the lesser cousin, the Krusty Pup.

Behold, the corn dog

Low-budget Beef Wellington

Heavenly fair food