jeremiad: noun – a prolonged lamentation or complaint The NaPoWriMo prompt for today talks about the body as a union and about the future state of the union. It’s a fun coincidence that the prompt uses the state of the union as metaphor because Wikipedia states: “A jeremiad is a long literary work, usually inContinue reading “J is for Jeremiad”
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I is for Ignivomous
ignivomous: adjective – vomiting or spewing forth fire. The Bather While she tentatively dips a toe in the crystal water, he races across the flat, dry land. Top down, dark hair flying, blasting the classics Smile so tight he can’t sing along Smile so long his face tans that way If he everContinue reading “I is for Ignivomous”
H is for Hypotyposis
hypotyposis: noun – lifelike description of a thing or scene; a vivid, picturesque description of scenes or events. Hypotyposis They suffered in those seconds turned to years because a spat became a war when a look cut to murder The warbler’s whisper twirled to hurricane A goof that grew to cyclonic calamity The mouse removingContinue reading “H is for Hypotyposis”
Tragic Magic
Tragic Magic I wait, camera ready Patient as stone For her to return The blue, of her name Coats three speckled Magic orbs The sky breaks aflutter She shapes a world To plump body I twitch; she disappears Clacks and cracks burst to life The clutch, altricial horrors She hunts and returns to nourish QuickContinue reading “Tragic Magic”
G is for Gigantomachy
gigantomachy: noun – a war between gods and giants. gabble: verb – 1. to talk fast or foolishly; jabber 2. to utter inarticulate or animal sounds. galimatias: noun – nonsense; confused mixture of things; confused or unintelligible talk. This poem was inspired by provocative phrases from the Foreward by MartinContinue reading “G is for Gigantomachy”
F is for Frangible
frangible: adjective – readily or easily broken; brittle. Believe Your Eyes Still Blending Fiercely striking Color and shape The straight and rigid Reject the curve Fill Bending Coyly tricking Hue and line The playful illusion In frangible balance Will Bedding Madly mimicking Base and fore Hidden in mystery Beyond awed eyes Skill Besting WildlyContinue reading “F is for Frangible”
E is for Erumpent and Etiolate
erumpent: adjective – bursting forth or through a surface. etiolate: verb – 1. to bleach and alter the natural development of by excluding sunlight 2. a. to make pale b.to deprive of natural vigor: make feeble. The NaPoWriMo challenge for today would have been daunting–find a photograph and a poem in a foreign languageContinue reading “E is for Erumpent and Etiolate”
D is for Duende and a Double Dose of Dufresne
duende: noun – 1. a goblin; demon; spirit 2. charm; magnetism Bonus word: dejecta: noun – feces; excrement Azalea Petals It was a shame to cover up those voluptuous curves in that floral tent of a mumu such a contrast to the white hood and robe silently hanging in the padlockedContinue reading “D is for Duende and a Double Dose of Dufresne”
C is for Commove
commove: verb – 1. to move violently: agitate 2. to rouse intense feeling in: excite to passion. Vandalize In Space Blank stares Blank slates to vandalize Vandalize the empty hearts Vandalize the vapid Vapid vikings Vapid minds Minds the sloths Minds to commove Commove me Commove the day Day washers Day away Away from hereContinue reading “C is for Commove”
B is for Banausic and Bickham – Craft Book Review: Jack M. Bickham Double Feature
banausic: adjective – relating to or concerned with earning a living; utilitarian; mechanical; practical. Not operating on a refined or elevated level; mundane. Today’s NaPoWriMo theme was the I, or the speaker of the poem. I thought it tied in well with witness testimony which I am studying in an online forensic psychology class throughContinue reading “B is for Banausic and Bickham – Craft Book Review: Jack M. Bickham Double Feature”
Experience Writing 