Saurian ... Creep

Today's word is "Saurian" ... SAWR-ee-uhn ... Resembling a lizard. (Dictionary.com)

Creep

Over mountains rough,

The Saurian creature walks,

In the dreams of boys.

Anne Selleck

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Olio ... Release

Today's word is "olio" ... oH-lee-oh ... a mixture of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge. (Dictionary.com)

Release

As I meditate,

A thought-filled olio spins,

A whirlwind untamed.

Anne Selleck

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Saxicoline ... Plant

Today's word is "saxicoline" ... sak-SIK-uh-lin ... Living or growing among rocks. (Dictionary.com)

Plant

There was a truth,

Dropped like a seed,

That would feed us in,

Our greatest need.

But when it fell,

The birds ate some,

And a portion died,

In the burning sun.

Some was caught,

On saxicoline ground,

Where there was no food,

When roots were wound.

Some was choked,

By aggressive weeds,

But there was a small,

Most fortunate seed.

That seed lay gently,

In good earth,

Where it swelled,

And gave new birth.

And the truth spread out,

And filled the land,

With fruit and food,

From God's good hand.

Anne Selleck

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Accouterment ... Come

Today's word is "accouterment" ... uh-KOO-ter-muhnt ... personal clothing, accessories, etc. (dictionary.com)

Come

In a quiet corner,

With no great fanfare,

No accouterments of gold,

At which to coo or stare.

A peace in spirit comes,

Lingering in the air around,

Greater than the hunger,

That brings me to this ground.

Anne Selleck

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Nabob ... Not

Today's word is "nabob" ... NEY-bob ... Any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person. (Dictionary.com)

Not

They are at the top,

The nabobs are in control,

But they are so wrong.

Anne Selleck

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Fumarole ... Erupt

Today's word is "fumarole" ... FYOO-muh-rohl ... a hole in or near a volcano, from which vapor rises. (Dictionary.com)

Erupt

When you watch the sky for signs,

Do you see the clouds or sun?

Do you find the silver lining,

Or believe that it's all done?

Can you decipher from the breeze,

Where events are headed,

Observing the fumarole,

Trace how smoke and wind are wedded?

We're not in control of much,

As we travel on this earth,

But can depend on God's good grace,

To confirm our worth.

Anne Selleck

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Scop ... Hear

Today's word is "scop" ... skop ... an old English bard or poet. (dictionary.com). 

Hear

Does peace lie in words 

Given by old sage or scop?

When does your heart speak?

Anne Selleck

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Persiflage ... Under

Today's word is "Persiflage" ... PUR-suh-flahzh ... light, bantering talk or writing. a frivolous or flippant style of treating a subject. (Dictionary.com)

Under
Watching entertainment roll,
You could be forgiven,
If through all the persiflage,
You miss that this world's riven.

Happy dancers skip the stage,
Singers rock and roll,
Groups of talking heads just laugh,
At their own comments, droll.

More serious things are hidden,
Under all this glee,
Meanings for our futures,
For those who choose to see.

Anne Selleck
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Hierogram ... Look

Today's word is "hierogram" ... Hahy-er-uh-gram ... a sacred symbol, or the like. (Dictionary.com)

Look
On this thoroughfare,
Hierograms and wonders show,
Every twist and turn.

Anne Selleck
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Risibility ... Smirk

Today's word is "risibility" ... riz-uh-BIL-i-tee ... the ability or disposition to laugh; humorous awareness of the ridiculous and absurd. Laughter. (Dictionary.com)

Smirk

Look the world around.

With risibility,

We'll survive the dark.

Anne Selleck

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Criticaster ... Interpretation

Today's word is "criticaster" ... krit-i-kas-ter ...an incompetent critic.

Interpretation

When all the world's tales are told,

And the criticasters bold,

Have had their say and spun their rhymes,

On the meaning of the times,

What will be left of truth?

For the rest of us who live and breathe,

And for those who've taken leave,

Memories of moments made,

Will be treasured, loved and saved,

As our histories.

Anne Selleck

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Sideral ... Storm

Today's word is "sidereal" ... sahy-DEER-ee-uhl ... Astronomy. determined by or from the stars: sidereal time. Astronomy. of or pertaining to the stars.

Storm

Dark clouds skutter through the sky,

Breathless moments before rain,

Leaves swoop up, then downward fly,

Gulls ground themselves to asphalt plain.

Thunder speaks with growling words,

Lightening marks its exclamation,

Nothing else is seen or heard,

Through this mighty proclamation.

Then the blast comes heavy down,

Flooding field and forested floor,

Breaking into dry earth, brown,
Readying morning's greening door.

Later, in sidereal light,

Dripping fronds tightly curl,

And through moonlight shinning bright,

Soft songs of evening unfurl.

Anne Selleck

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Petrous ... Say

Today's word is "Petrous" ... PE-truhs ... like stone, especially in hardness; stony; rocky. (Dictionary.com)

Say

The rock is safety,

Solid, petrous, immobile,

Untruth is loose sand.  

Anne Selleck

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Putsch ... Daylight

Today's word is "putsch" ... Pooch ... a plotted revolt or attempt to overthrow a government, especially one that depends upon suddenness and speed.

Daylight
It will be faster
Than a governmental putch,
The real King will come.

Anne Selleck
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Fogdog ... Stay

Today's word is "fogdog" ... FOG-dawg. a bright spot sometimes seen in a fog bank. (Dictionary.com)

Stay

Toes in water,

Waves sucking our balance

From the sand.

A fogdog winking,

Begging us to stay,

Warm and wet

And peaceful.

Ahhh. Yes.

Anne Selleck

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Sumptuous ... Eat

Today's word is "sumptuous" ... SUMP-choo-uhs ... Entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: a sumptuous residence. Luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid: a sumptuous feast.

Eat

A sumptuous feast,

Made of holy spirit words,

Satisfies the soul.

Anne Selleck

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Allegiant ... Stand

Today's word is "allegiant" ... uh-LEE-juhnt ... loyal; faithful. (Dictionary.com)

Stand

Are we allegiant ...

Enough to stand the testing,

When the time has come?

Anne Selleck

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Foison ... Concert

Today's word is "Foison" ... FOI-zuhn ... Archaic. abundance; plenty. (Dictionary.com)

Concert
Grass and blue sky,
Voices ringing,
Families gather,
Guitarist singing.

Cool wind blowing,
Crafters selling,
All is foison,
Sadness quelling.

Summer's blooming,
Sunshine brightening,
Beaches beckon,
Moods are lightening.

Anne Selleck
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Mimesis ... Blotch

Today's word is "Mimesis" ... mi-MEE-sis ... rhetoric. imitation or reproduction of the supposed words of another, as in order to represent his or her character. (Dictionary.com)

Blotch
Colored chameleon,
The master of mimesis,
Hidding in plain sight.

Anne Selleck
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Cachinnate ... Play

Today's word is "cachinnate" ... KAK-uh-neyt ... to laugh loudly or immoderately. (Dictionary.com)

Play

The game's afoot ... the board is set,

Our pieces have been placed,

Now the strategy begins,

We'll see who is the ace.

Mayhem ensues; we're all in,

The trades are flying fast,

There's cards and snacks and laughter,

Cachinnating; it's a blast.

With these friends, and relatives,
There's guaranteed great fun,
We're loving every minute.
Until we are all done.

Anne Selleck
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Proprioception ... Here

Today's word is "proprioception" ... proh-Pree-uh-SEP-shuhn ... Physiology. perception governed by physiological receptors, such as muscles, tendons, and joints, as awareness of the position of one' s body. (Dictionary.com)

Here
Proprioception,
Provides for our souls,
Home away from home.

Anne Selleck
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Flumadiddle ... Speed

Today's word is "flumadiddle" ... Fluhm-uh-DID-l ... utter nonsense. (Dictionary.com)

Speed The giant sand hill rose,
By the little lake,
The small black dog was mystified,
Then began to quake.

She shook with great excitement,
Readying to spring,
She blasted forward, up that mound,
All her energy she'd bring.

Then that crazy canine,
Ran round and round and round,
Digging, running, hopping,
On the dirt hill did she bound.

All this flumadiddle did amuse,
The audience that gathered,
They watched until she finally stopped,
Full of dirt and lathered.

Anne Selleck
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Capriole ... Twirl

Today's word is ... KAP-ree-ohl ... a caper or leap. (Dictionary.com)

Twirl

The soul rejoices,

A capriole joyously,

Hopefully, danced.

Anne Selleck
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Sobriquet ... Hey

Today's word is "sobriquet" ... SOH-bruh-key ... a nickname. (Dictionary.com)

Hey

Have you ever had a nickname?

A sobriquet just right?

Little Blue-Jean-Johnny,

Or My Pumpkin Delight?

How 'bout Betty Bee Bop,

Or Annie-Get-Your-Gun?

Some are quite endearing,

Others, not much fun.

I think that our nicknames,

Should be ours alone to choose,

Then they would be appropo,

And nobody would lose.

Anne Selleck

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Fisc ... Lock

Today's word is "fisc" ... fisk ... a royal or state treasury. (dictionary.com)

Lock

Keeping memories,

Safer than gold in a fisc,

We will lose nothing.

Anne Selleck

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Telegnosis ... Reach

Today's word is "telegnosis" ... tel-uh-NOH-sis ... supernatural or occult knowledge; clairvoyance. (Dictionary.com)

Reach

In the world of sacred space,

It takes no telegnosis,

To reach our God who's close at hand,

With his great gift of grace.

Perhaps those unacquainted,

With a God who loves us so,

Cannot comprehend the joy,
Reserved for all the sainted.

Anne Selleck
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Mien ... Church

Today's word is "mien" ... Meen ... air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling etc.: A man of noble mien. (Dictionary.com)

Church
Gathered all together,
With holy mien and peace,
We listened to the message,
That created sweet release.

The hold of daily stressses,
Sometimes causes loss of hope,
But being there together,
Gives us room to cope.

Anne Selleck
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Quixotic ... Forth

Today's word is "quixotic" ... kwik-SOT-ik ... extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical or impracticable. (sometimes initial capital letter) resembling or befitting Don Quixote. impulsive and often rashly unpredictable. (Dictionary.com) For Ethan, Noah, Jeremy, and Avery.

Forth

Dark settles in and burning fires,

Illuminate faces with circled light,

While over trees and electric wires,

Pyrotechnics put frail birds to flight.

Meanwhile children run pell-mell,

With glow stick swords pointed to the sky,

As they quixotically, dragons fell,

And parents simply watch and sigh.

How can not the bursting orbs,

That explode all the seams of night,

The tiny Knights' energies not absorb,

Or the cries of their fancied fight?

Anne Selleck

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Dragoman ...

Today's word is "dragoman" ... DRAG-uh-muhn. (In Near East) a professional interpreter. (Dictionary.com)

Tell

Observing in the dark of day,

     how man seems to go astray,

And weave and buckle at the slightest thing.

It leaves me always wondering,

     and wishing for a dragoman,

           to help me hope and understand.

The signs I see here, all around,

     make me think solutions won't be found, 

           until it's too late and all is lost. 

Then I remember at what cost 
     to God was cast, 
          in his great will to save at last, 
               all his children whom he loves 
                  and hounds always from high above

 'Til they see his holy ways and bow,

       low in reverent true sorrow.

Anne Selleck

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Contradistiction ...

Today's word is "contradistinction" ... distinction by opposition or contrast: plants and animals in contradistinction to humans. (dictionary.com)

Beam

Contradistinction,

Divides the dark from the light,

Yet has no power.

Anne Selleck

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