Gibble-gabble ... Pride

Today’s word is “gibble-gabble” ... gib-uhl-gab-uhl ... senseless chatter. (Dictionary.com)

Pride
We all think we’re right ... 
It’s all just gibble-gabbel,
Let’s speak about facts!

Anne Selleck
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Bootstrap ... Given

Today’s word is “bootstrap” ... boot-strap ... to help (oneself) without the aid of others. (Dictionary.com)

Given
Everything is grace.
No bootstrapping your way up ...
Nothing you can do.

Anne Selleck
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Synecdoche ... Crossed

Today’s word is “synecdoche” ... si-nek-duh-kee ... Rhetoric. a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in head for a heard of cows. (Dictionary.com)

Crossed

He is a stand in,

A synecdoche. Whirlwind.

We spin around him.

Anne Selleck

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Plexus ... Knots

Today’s word is “plexus” ... plek-suhs ... any complex structure containing an intricate network of parts. (Dictionary.com)

Knots

Interwoven deep ...

The political plexus.

Unravel it please.

Anne Selleck

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Oillionaire ... Fine

Today’s word is “oillionaire” ... oil-yuh-nair ... Canadian Informal. a millionaire whose wealth is derived from the petroleum industry. (Dictionary.com)

Fine

Whether poor as dust,

Oillionaire or millionaire,

We are wrapped in love.

Anne Selleck

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Sashay ...

Today’s word is “sashay” ... sa-shey ... Informal. to glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly. (Dictionary.com)

We don’t have the need,

To sashay anymore,

We’re more forthright than that,

We’d rather march right through the door.

The nonchalant have vanished,

Everyone has purpose now,

Stridently asserting,

Their own wheres and hows.

It’s sad kindness has vanished,

With it civility and grace,

Only with determination now,

Can we talk face to face.

Anne Selleck

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Lipogram ... Broken

Today’s word is “lipogram” ... lip-uh-gram ... a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters. (Dictionary.com)

Broken

Like a lipogram,

Missing one essential thing,

Still, he limped along.

Anne Selleck

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Buzzwig ... Really?

Today’s word is “buzzwig” ... buhz-wig ... a person of consequence. (Dictionary.com)

Really?

All the news that’s news ...

Talking heads and “buzzwigs” talk,

Discern carefully.

Anne aselleck

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Adrenalize ... Frozen

Today’s word is “adrenalize” ... uh-dreen-l-ahyz ... to stir to action; excite. (Dictionary.com)

Frozen

Feeling winter’s weight,

As dark and snow oppress,

Morning light so faint,

To sleep we acquiesce.

What can adrenalize,

When from the world we hide?

Here, undercover peace,
Solice sweet provides.

Anne Selleck
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Shirty ... Winter

Today’s word is “shirty” ... shur-tee ... Informal. bad-tempered; irritable; cranky. (Dictionary.com)

Winter

Shirty squirrels run,

Looking for snow-covered snacks.

No rest in the wild.

Anne Selleck

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Creed ... Believe

Today’s word is “creed” ... kreed ... any system or codification of belief or of opinion. (Dictionary.com)

One:

Believe

Can you live without a creed?

Without a firm foundation?

Building houses on the sand,

Creates the death of nations.

As we believe so will we act,

We need a guiding star,

Else we wander far and wide,

And sometimes go too far.

Perhaps we could start with love,

For the ones the closest to us,

Then widen out the net to those,

Whom we seem to find unjust.

Without the kind extended hand,

The ear that listens true,

Conflict will crush us all the same,

All peace, gone out of view.

Two
Hey!

Tiny owlet in its shell,

Peeps back to mother’s calling.
Awake before birth!
Anne Selleck
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Altiloquent ... Deep

Today’s word is “altiloquent” ... awl-til-uh-kwuh nt ... Archaic. (of language) high-flown or pretentious. (dictionary.com)

Deep
So many grand ideas,
Written for us all,
But altiloquent language,
Causes some of us to fall.

Oh, you great philosophers,
Could you not simplify?
Give the rest of us a chance,
To see through your observant eyes?

We’ll wrestle with your thoughts,
Until we tire or quit,
Accepting our small understandings,
Disparaging our dim wit.

Anne Selleck
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Freegan ... Lowdown

Today’s word is “freegan” ... free-guhn ... a person who buys as little as possible and makes use of recycled or discarded goods and materials, in an effort to reduce waste and limit environmental impact. (Dictionary.com)

Lowdown

I have watched freegans ...

In their parents’ basements.

Very small footprint.

Anne Selleck

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Perfunctory ... Here

Today’s word is “perfunctory” ... per-fuhngk-yuh-ree ... performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial. (Dictionary.com)

Here

Please look around you.

Nothing is perfunctory.

We walk in wonder.

Anne Selleck

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Gadabout ... Wild

Today’s word is “gadabout” ... gad-uh-bout ... a person who moves about restlessly or aimlessly, especially from one social activity to another. (Dictionary.com)

Wild

Tree to tree to tree,

Crazy squirrel gadabouts,

Each day like the rest.

Anne Selleck

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Akimbo ...

Today’s word is “akimbo” ... uh-kim-boh ... (of limbs) splayed out in an awkward or ungainly manner. (Dictionary.com)

With senses akimbo,

We meet the glory of God.

Dumbstruck, we bow down.

Anne Selleck

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Ratiocinate ... Wilderness

Today’s word is “ratiocinate” ... rash-ee-os-uh-neyt ... to reason; carry on a process of reasoning. (Dictionary.com)

Wilderness
We contemplate;
   it’s who we are.
We question everything
   around us:
Earth, sky, space and planets,
   animals and memes. Ourselves.
Why, where, how, what, when
    and who. Especially, why.
We ratiocinate, philosophize,
    rationalize and wonder.
This is our home, and yet, not,
    we know ourselves ... or do we?
There’s nothing. There’s everything.
     One universe and many.
Evolution and creation; all at once,
     Consensus is not easy. Opinions face off.
We want to hold our positions. Stand our ground.
    Define our boundaries.
Recognizing no truth; we flounder.
    Recognizing truth, we are set free.
Anne Selleck
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Phatic ...

Today’s word is “phatic” ... fat-ik ... denoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information. (Dictionary.com)

Tell
In most phatic terms,
We negotiate our days,
Afraid to speak truth.

Anne aselleck
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Carom ... Bounce

Today’s word is “carom” ... kar-uhm ... to strike and rebound. (Dictionary.com)

Bounce
There’s too much to do,
We carom from task to task.
Missing the whole point.

Anne Selleck
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Iceblink ... Bright

Today’s word is “iceblink” ... ahys-blingk ... a yellowish luminosity near the horizon or on the underside of a cloud, caused by the reflection of light from sea ice. (Dictionary.com)

Bright

Hot springs to iceblink,

Variety fills the earth.

Everywhere! Yes! Look!

Anne Selleck

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Terraform ...

Today’s word is “terraform” ... ter-uh-fawrm ... to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial lifeforms. (Dictionary.com)

Sure
We will be sinless,
And we will terraform Mars.
Our dreams are endless.

Anne Selleck
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Impresario ...

Today’s word is “impresario” ... im-pruh-sahr-ee-oh ... a person who organizes or manages public entertainments, especially operas, ballets, or concerts. (Dictionary.com)

Everywhere
Tiny flowers blooming,
Some may say they’re weeds,
They grow without ambition,
No one sows their seeds.

Fishes swimming in the oceans,
Countless in color and in size,
Directed by an impresario,
Who’s creativity is wise.

Inside our smallest cells,
A city hums and wheels,
If we comprehended,
We would, humbled, kneel.

The universe that holds us,
So precisely and so well,
Obscures all godless theories,
And the good of all foretells.

Anne Selleck
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Pawky ... Beware

Today’s word is “pawky” ... paw-kee ... Chiefly British. cunning; sly. (Dictionary.com)

Beware

Pawky as a crow

He stalks; searching for his prey.

Keep your eyes open.

Anne Selleck

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Labyrinthine ... Move

Today’s word is “labyrinthine” ... lab-uh-rin-thin ... complicated; tortuous (dictionary.com)

Move

Mystery surrounds,

We tred labyrinthine paths.

Our hope? Love is real.

Anne Selleck

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Salvific ... Hush

Today’s word is “salvific” ... sal-vif-ik ...of or relating to redemptive power. (Dictionary.com)

Hush

Of or by ourselves,

No salvific power arises.

Spirit’s wings suffice.

Anne Selleck

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Palladium ... Pause

Today’s word is “palladium” ... puh-ley-dee-uhm ... anything believed to provide protection or safety; safeguard. (Dictionary.com)

Pause

Would you search for safety,

If a Palladium could be found?

If you knew that around a bend soon,

Complete peace would abound?

What if that safe and quiet place,

Was around you and within,

Waiting to be noticed,

Above the world’s great din?

God in his great glory,
Defies both time and space,
And will if you’ll but let him,
Reveal to you his grace.

Anne Selleck
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Douceur ... Oops

Today’s word is “douceur” ... doo-sur ... a conciliatory gift or bribe;  a gratuity; tip. (Dictionary.com)

Oops

Watching our waitress ...

Expecting a big doucer.
I’m tasting cold food.

Anne Selleck

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Noodle ... Search

Today’s word is “noodle” ... nood-l ... to improvise, experiment, or think creatively. (Dictionary.com)

Search

We need to noodle,

Answers lie in mystery,

Tempting our senses.

Anne Selleck

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Elevenses ... More!

Today’s word is “elevenses” ... ih-lev-uhn-ziz ... British. a mid morning break for refreshments. (Dictionary.com)

More!

At eight and twelve noon,

Elevenses are great; at five,

And eight again please!

Anne Selleck

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Neoteric ... Turn

Today’s word is “neoteric” ... nee-uh-ter-ik ... modern; new; recent. (Dictionary.com)

Turn

We imagine a neoteric year,

To have a special shine,

Because the numbers on the calendar,

Magic properties enshrine.

But when we open up our eyes,

To any new-born day,

Minutes unfold like pages,

In an unimagined play.

We are the only ones who choose,

Our dialogue and stance,

Whether to sit upon the sidelines,

Or move boldly out, and dance.

Anne Selleck

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Auspicate ... Commence

Today’s word is “auspicate” ... aw-spi-keyt ... to initiate with ceremonies calculated to ensure good luck; inaugurate. (Dictionary.com)

Commence

The year’s beginning ... 

We will auspicate this day.

Promising to love.

Anne Selleck

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