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Joyous ● \JOY-uss\ ● Adjective – Joyful,
a joyous occasion a joyous celebration
Shafts of golden light
Swallows dart through the sun’s rays
Bright chirps, joyous flight
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Monday, July 2, 2018
The Warmth of the Sun...
Canicular ● /kuh-NICK-yuh-ler/ ● Adjective – Of or relating
to the period between early July & early September when hot weather occurs
in the northern hemisphere
Summer sun’s soft kiss
Canicular caresses
God, I love summer
Friday, June 29, 2018
"What We Have Here, Is a Failure to Communicate"
Hoosegow ● \ HOOSE- ow (the “O” sound like ouch!)\●
Noun – Jail
The Graybar Motel
In the Hoosegow, the Big House
You’re in trouble, man
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Color Me Green - The Dramamine Conundrum
Deasil • \DEE-zil\ • noun – clockwise
Ride the tidal surge
Inner tube in deasil spin
Give me ‘Dramamine’
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Prehistoric Poo
Gild the lily • \GILD-thuh-LILL-ee\ • phrasal verb – To add
unnecessary ornamentation to something beautiful in its own right
An Ode to Coprolite
Fossilized Feces
Gilding the Lily of Time
History Is Changed
Monday, June 18, 2018
It's the Same, Only Different
Homophone • \HOME-uh-fone\ • Noun - A word that is
pronounced like another word but is different in meaning, origin, or spelling.
A homophone haiku
I chased your chaste love
Your love is a sweet dessert.
Dear don’t desert me.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Look out Below!!!
Defenestration
● / dee-fen-uh-STRAYS-shun / ● Noun – 1: a throwing of a person or thing out of
a window 2: a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party
or office).
Defenestration
Chamber
pot out the window
Hey!
Regardez l’eau
What is the origin of the word ‘loo’?
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