Friday 15 October 2010

Heavy

HEAVY

–adj.
1. of great weight; hard to lift or carry
2. of great amount, quantity, or size; extremely large; massive.
3. of great force, intensity, turbulence, etc.
4. of more than the usual or average weight.
5. having much weight in proportion to bulk; being of high specific gravity.
6. of major import; grave; serious..
7. deep or intense; profound.
8. Military .
a. thickly armed or equipped with guns of large size..
b. (of guns) of the more powerful sizes: heavy weapons.
9. hard to bear; burdensome; harsh; oppressive.
10. hard to cope with; trying; difficult.
11. being as indicated to an unusually great degree.
12. broad, thick, or coarse; not delicate.
13. weighted or laden..
14. fraught; loaded; charged.
15. depressed with trouble or sorrow; showing sorrow; sad.
16. without vivacity or interest; ponderous; dull.
17. slow in movement or action; clumsy.
18. loud and deep; sonorous.
19. (of the sky) overcast or cloudy.
20. exceptionally dense in substance; insufficiently raised or leavened; thick.
21. (of food) not easily digested.
22. being in a state of advanced pregnancy; nearing childbirth.
23. having a large capacity, capable of doing rough work, or having a large output.
24. producing or refining basic materials, as steel or coal, used in manufacturing.
25. sober, serious, or sombre.
26. Chemistry . of or pertaining to an isotope of greater than normal atomic weight, as heavy hydrogen or heavy oxygen, or to a compound containing such an element, as heavy water.
27. Slang .
a. very good; excellent.
b. very serious or important.
28. Prosody . (of a syllable)
a. stressed.
b. long.
–noun
29. a sombre or ennobled theatrical role or character.
30. the theatrical role of a villain.
31. an actor who plays a theatrical heavy.
32. Military . a gun of great weight or large calibre.
33. Slang . a very important or influential person






















Your dreams are so heavy
When you lock me out
Banging on their door
Asking to be let in
Or out.



The background picture is copyright of Willow of Willow Manor, who has put it forth as a writing prompt.
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11 comments:

Berowne said...

Beautifully conceived, beautifully written...

Lyn said...

So strong...in so few words...

Tess Kincaid said...

I love the notion of heavy dreams. Nice.

Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall said...

powerful and profound words.

Kristen Haskell said...

I too have very heavy dreams so I can appreciate the need to let them out!

gautami tripathy said...

Very deep!

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Brian Miller said...

bang bang bang...ha. love those last few lines...in or out...nice magpie...

Tumblewords: said...

Oh, yes, heavy dreams. I know them. Nice haiga!

Reflections said...

Such a profound take on this post.

Powerfully spoken.

Unknown said...

the weight of these words...powerful

joanna said...

Dreaming is another 'window' to our inner reality, interesting and surreal poem.

nice take on the magpie --

cheers,
joanny
http://thedowsersdaughter.blogspot.com/