I’m having a little break from the computer this weekend as I will be spending time with my lovely daughter and attending the launch of a new shop she is managing. So no posts from me until Monday, which is a bank holiday in the UK. Next week I will continue with my novel, The […]
Category: Journal
My daily journal: comments, thoughts and poetry on daily events.
The fifth and last day of an interest in etymology
Euphemism An indirect or mild noun To use instead of one That is too blunt Embarrassing Or even unpleasant Avoids offense And softens a blow A florid circumlocution That beats around the bush From the Greek expression Euphemismos Uses favourable Not inauspicious words Or dysphemia That call a spade a spade Speaking with a mealy mouth […]
Tosca being so cat (anagram!)
I videoed Tosca sitting on a present from my daughter, an elephant made of material, which brought together two animals I love. However, the file type cannot be uploaded to my media. Instead, here is a photograph from yesterday of Tosca being a typical cat, demanding to be let in out of the rain.
Another poem inspired by an image
My husband took this photograph on one of his trips to Wroclaw in Poland, to see the amazing band Tides from Nebula. Unfortunately, this was before I semi-retired and I was unable to go with him, so he took plenty of photographs to show me how amazing this city is. Rising from the Pavements of […]
Day four of an interest in etymology
Etymology Haiku Poem Etymology A noun with five syllables A word’s history Derivation Etymos true logos word Roots in Ancient Greece Scientific term A perspective on the past Origination
On the subject of haikus
The haiku originates from Japan and is a poem of seventeen syllables, laid out in three lines of five seven and five, that uses sensory language to capture a feeling or an image. A haiku is traditionally inspired by an element of nature, a moment of beauty, or another poignant experience; however, in more recent […]
Inspired by another quotation
Sunrise Haiku Inspired by the Emily Dickinson quote: ‘I’ll tell you how the sun rose, a ribbon at a time’ Once as the sun rose I tried to tie its ribbons Into knots and bows
Haunted by a statue
Stone Faced Haiku Sculpted and sombre Woeful physiognomy Ghost grey effigy
The third day of an interest in etymology
Etymology #3 Twinkle is a shiny word A sparkling, glittering, winking verb A two-syllabic, iambic light Constantly changing from faint to bright Having a friendly or happy face Moving lightly from place to place Glinting and flickering in a dance Stars like diamonds in the distance Its origins are in the Germanic tongue Developed in […]
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