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