“Bitter”
Words slice and shiver,
icicle whispers to chill
a heated ego.
Steve D
Tag: words
And My New Favorite German Word is… Fledermaus!
I miss studying language. I took French in middle/high school, German in college, and Arabic in college/grad school. The roots and origins of words has always fascinated me, and I will still look up words that catch my fancy. Continue reading “And My New Favorite German Word is… Fledermaus!”
Haiku Sunday – Gird
“Gird”
If a girdle girds
girth, then should not a garter
gart garth? Or gard? Ach!
Steve D
Misplaced Missive #45: Words
I’ll write by candlelight
‘Cause I don’t want my words
Illuminated for all to see
Want them hidden, even from me. Continue reading “Misplaced Missive #45: Words”
Thrown Away – JG
A hundred pages
Ripped free from metal spirals and sheets soon to share their fate…
They lie on dirty floors and in overflowing trash cans,
Full of abandoned ideas and wasted ink. Continue reading “Thrown Away – JG”
Weird Words of the Something
Language is beautiful. Part of my interest in storytelling as an art, is in the way people communicate their stories. I love discovering the origins of words, how their uses have evolved, and how they are related to other words. It’s why I receive reference.com’s daily Word of the Day emails. Based on this etymological curiosity and the fact that I took (and passed!) Linguistics 101 in college, I think I qualify as an amateur linguist (probably). Continue reading “Weird Words of the Something”
Evening Satellite Publishing 