Friday, June 27, 2025
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
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
Monday, June 9, 2025
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
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