Toscin … Reverberation

Today’s word is “toscin” … a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells. (Dictionary.com)

Reverberation

Don’t worry if you hear the bells,

Freedom and faith is in their ringing,

Do not presume they are a toscin,

It may be holy angels singing.

If you do not hear their joy,

If silence only greats your ears,

A heavy hand may have stilled them,

A portent of unspoken fears.

So let them chime and sing along,

Dance with their soundings in your mind,

Pray they will ring both loud and long,

And that we will true peace find.

Anne Selleck

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Irrefragable … Walk

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Today’s word is “irrefragable” … Not to be disputed or contested. (Dictionary.com)

Walk

World weary we do wander,

Believing in a destination,

The way is very hard, as promised,

Filled with trials, and yet, elation.

What is irrefragable,

Is that we travel to that end,

And what happens on the way,

Determines how we will ascend.

Anne Selleck

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Celerity … Spin

Today’s word is “celerity” … swiftness; speed. (Dictionary.com)

Spin

Sometimes our changes

Come clothed in celerity.

Whirlwind, deluge, storm.

Anne Selleck

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Fletcherize … Chewy

Today’s word is “fletcherize” … to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly. (Dictionary.com)

Chewy

There are some difficult ideas,

That must be fletcherized,

Consumed slowly, carefully,

Brought down to smaller size.

If not, they will overwhelm,

And will not nourish well,

Useless their consumption,

And questions won’t be quelled.

Instead, enter the timeless,

Study with determination,

Soon concepts will enlighten,

And with them come elation.

Anne Selleck

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Noetic … Intuition

Today’s word is “noetic” … of or relating to the mind. (Dictionary.com)

Intuition

Science is baffled,

Consciousness evades methods.

Noetic thoughts rise.

Anne Selleck

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Hugger-mugger … Tricky

Today’s word is “hugger-mugger” … secrecy; reticence. (Dictionary.com)

Tricky

Then they colluded.

Hugger-muggery insued.

Nothing new on earth.

Anne Selleck

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Perorate … Yes

Today’s word is “perorate” … to speak at length; make a long, usually grandiloquent speech. (Dictionary.com)

Yes

We listened to him banter,

We listened to him perorate,

He had some strong opinions,

Which he wasn’t loath to state.

We did not at all agree,

Yet would not complain,

We just talked amongst ourselves,

Happy to be sane.

Anne Selleck

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Natant … Drift

Today’s word is “natant” … swimming; floating. (Dictionary.com)

Drift

Beautiful lilly,

A natant embellishment,

Water upholds her.

Anne Selleck

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Brouhaha … Fiesty

Today’s word is “brouhaha” … excited public interest, discussion, or the like, as the clamor attending some sensational event. (Dictionary.com)

Fiesty

There seems to be a brouhaha,

Every single day,

Someone’s mad at someone else,

Keeping life in disarray.

Chaos seems their pleasure,

Making peace not in their ken,

As pain follows injury,

It’s only a guess of when.

‘Til we learn a better way,

Our example is the past,

Those things did not turn out well,

We need a peace that lasts.

Anne Selleck

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Furphy … Plans

Today’s word is “furphy” … a false report; rumor. (Dictionary.com)

Plans

Oh, what is the path to take?

The way is dark and drear,

The furphy and the common lies,

Make the choice unclear.

One says, “here!” the other, “there!”

You spin with misdirection,

You hold all things alike in thought,

Fearing each rejection.

How you ache for tell or sign,

Something strong to hold,

A word to help you through the wilds,

To help you to be bold.

But only truth will steady,

And intuition guide,

Leading to a better place,

Where there’s no need to hide.

Anne Selleck

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Verklempt … Cathedral

Today’s word is “verklempt” … overly emotional and unable to speak. (Dictionary.com)

Cathedral

Listening to the hymns.

Verklempt. Holy hands raised high.

Basking in love’s light.

Anne Selleck

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Stentorian … Shout

Today’s word is “stentorian” … very loud or powerful in sound. (Dictionary.com)

Shout

Should the loudest win?

Stentorian voices rule.

What of the whisper?

Anne Selleck

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Perambulate … Summer

Today’s word is “perambulate” … to walk or travel about; stroll. (Dictionary.com)

Summer

The people are perambulating,

All the country round and round,

They are sick and tired of waiting,

Now there are treasures to be found.

In the East the lobsters wait,

For seafood foodie’s endless feasts,

Ancient monuments still gleam,

Waiting for a glance, at least.

The West holds giant mountains high,

Pine trees covering rocky rills,

They reach down to the frothy ocean,

With creatures and amazements filled.

In the South through heat and haze,

Mosses hang from cypress trees,

Gators lurk and porpoise play,

You can watch them all for free.

The North is filled with wonders,

Glaciers calve and wild whales breach,

Everything is magical,

Nothing there is out of reach.

Anne Selleck

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Toplofty … Learn

Today’s word is “toplofty” … condescending; haughty. (Dictionary.com)

Learn

Why listen to them?

Toplofty words do not teach.

Trust your own instincts.

Anne Selleck

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Encomium …

Today’s word is “encomium” … a formal expression of high praise. (Dictionary.com)

King

The way he struts himself about,

Would make a person think,

That all encomia were his alone,

And to him all should drink.

Words so eloquently pronounced,

Phrases that seemed to float,

Paragraphs of wisdom,

Hallmarked the things he wrote.

Oh, if only his actions had proved,

His ideas to be perfection,

He would not have suffered the wrath of those,

Who now call for his rejection.

Anne Selleck

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Flapdoodle … Dizzy

Today’s word is “flapdoodle” … nonsense; bosh. (Dictionary.com)

Dizzy

It is flapdoodle,

It’s upside down and crazy,

Yet, it’s love that wins.

Anne Selleck

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Insouciant …

Today’s word is “insouciant” … free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant. (Dictionary.com)

Relax

On what do you rely,

What ground is always there?

Where is it you go,

When things aren’t right or fair?

What can comfort you,

‘Til insouciant is what you feel?

Though still trouble comes,

And the challenges are real?

Find that place or person,

That music for repose,

That art or meditation,

And peace gently will unfold.

Anne Selleck

Copyright 2021

Gallicism … Message

Today’s word is “Gallicism” … a French idiom or expression used in another language, as Je ne sais quoi  when used in English. (Dictionary.com)

Message

Wish they’d speak clearly,

(Though Gallicisms astound.)

Words right to the heart.

Anne Selleck

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Zeitgeist … Hard

Today’s word is “zeitgeist” … the spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time. (Dictionary.com)

Hard

As always there’s a zeitgeist,

Swirling through our days,

You can feel it in the very air,

Through society it plays.

It’s a spirit of confusion,

Of division and of strife,

The good and pure are challenged,

To uphold truth and right.

But in the very end we’ll see,

We are made of light,

The love we share will purify,

And put our fears to flight.

Anne Selleck

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Velleity … Push

Today’s word is “velleity” … a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it. (Dictionary.com)

Push

So sadly dreaming,

Velleity rises up,

Swallowing all hope.

Anne Selleck

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Gormless … Teeter

Today’s word is “gormless” … lacking in vitality or intelligence; stupid, dull, or clumsy. (Dictionary.com)

Teeter

People at the top,

Seem so shiny and so bright,

The image they reflect,

Is of truth and right.

Yet they can be as gormless,

As one on the bottom rung,

And by their willful actions,

They too can be hung.

Why does power corrupt,

Even the purest soul?

What exactly does it take,

To keep a person whole?

Anne Selleck

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Droke … Held

Today’s word is “droke” … a valley with steeply sloping sides. (Dictionary.com)

Held

From the mountain to the droke,

Beauty flies,

Peak to peak the evergreens,

Engage both the earth and sky.

Eagles circle and they eye,

The ample ground,

Searching for their sustenance,

Every day it’s finally found.

Turning from the inside out,

The world revolves,

Promising its rich rewards,

Until all mysteries are solved.

Anne Selleck

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Infinitesimal … Say

Today’s word is “infinitesimal” … immeasurably small; less than an assignable quantity. (Dictionary.com)

Say

Prayers to God flow,

Infinitesimal strength,

Returns in power.

Anne Selleck

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Omnium-gatherum … Sleepy

Today’s word is “omnium-gatherum” … a miscellaneous collection. (Dictionary.com)

Sleepy

Sometimes in a stupor,

We will watch T.V.

A omnium-gatherum of shows,

How many can we see?

If you’re sick in bed,

They can go on for days,

But you might have to re-watch,

If you’re in a dizzy haze.

But if you don’t remember,

Or scenes you can not recognize,

You can just rewind them,

Or be in for a surprise!

Anne Selleck

Copyright 2021