Eudemon

EUDEMON

-noun

a benevolent spirit or demon

The temples crumbled away

But the eudemon lingered on

(food and cuddles were plentiful)

Solunar

SOLUNAR

-adj.

relating to the sun and the moon

A stroll across

Minimalism

And solunar tints

Away from chaos

Of mundane reality

Pant

PANT

-verb

1. to breathe with noisy deep gasps, as when out of breath from exertion or excitement

2. to say (something) while breathing thus

3. (intr. ; often followed by “for”) . to have a frantic desire (for); yearn

4. (intr.) to pulsate; throb rapidly

-noun

5. the act or an instance of panting

6. a short deep gasping noise; puff

How we pant

For a connection

For seduction

Of the soul

And body

Hostile

HOSTILE

-adj.

1. antagonistic; opposed

2. of or relating to an enemy

3. unfriendly

-noun

4. a hostile person; enemy

In the hostile politics of today

Our flesh is too bitter to be eaten

And truly I believe that this is miraculous

Lever

LEVER

-noun

1. a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum, used to transfer a force to a load and usually to provide a mechanical advantage

2. any of a number of mechanical devices employing this principle

3. a means of exerting pressure in order to accomplish something; strategic aid

-verb

4. to prise or move (an object) with a lever

Morning calls

With a fresh pot

Of tea as lever

Vinyl

VINYL

-noun

1. (modifier) of, consisting of, or containing the monovalent group of atoms CH2CH-

2. (modifier) of, consisting of, or made of a vinyl resin

3. any vinyl polymer, resin, or plastic, in particular PVC

4. (collectively) conventional records made of vinyl as opposed to compact discs

What is to become

Of things past

Old loved vinyl?

Are they even recyclable?

Bowl

BOWL

-noun

1. a round container open at the top, used for holding liquid, keeping fruit, serving food, etc.

2. the amount a bowl will hold

3. the rounded or hollow part of an object, especially of a spoon or tobacco pipe

4. any container shaped like a bowl, such as a sink or lavatory

5. (mainly US) a bowl-shaped building or other structure, such as a football stadium or amphitheatre

6. a bowl-shaped depression of the land surface

7. literary

a. a drinking cup

b. intoxicating drink

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-noun

1. a wooden ball used in the game of bowls, having flattened sides, one side usually being flatter than the other in order to make it run on a curved course

2. a large heavy ball with holes for gripping with the fingers and thumb, used in tenpin bowling

-verb

3. to roll smoothly or cause to roll smoothly, in particular by throwing underarm along the ground

4. (intr. ; usually followed by “along”) . to move easily and rapidly, as in a car

5. cricket

a. to send (a ball) down the pitch from one's hand towards the batsman, keeping the arm straight while doing so

b. to dismiss (a batsman) by delivering a ball that breaks his wicket

6. (intr.)to play bowls or tenpin bowling

7. (trans.) (in tenpin bowling) to score (a specified amount)

All this was the work of

Four eager people

Intent on a long meal

And I will confess that

When dinner was ended

And the bowl emptied

All were suitably happy

Allurement

ALLUREMENT

-noun

Something that entices or tempts (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; fascination, charm, attraction

How he rolls and stretches and purrs!

All allurements setting the belly trap

Which he then closes on my hand

To make sure I pet him enough.

Rheology

RHEOLOGY

(rɪˈɒlədʒɪ  )

-noun

the branch of physics concerned with the flow and change of shape of matter

What is our life

As tentative augurs?

Clutching at dreams

Rheology of clouds

To decipher a path

That might make sense

Or just feel safe

Preclude

PRECLUDE

-verb (trans.)

1. to exclude or debar

2. to make impossible, in particular beforehand

A lack of light

Does not preclude

Transparency

Obsequious

OBSEQUIOUS

-adj.

1. obedient or attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner

2. (rare) submissive or compliant

The jokes aren’t stellar but

Obsequious appreciation

Is proffered nonetheless

Disguised as emojis and

Standard internet emotions

Quandary

QUANDARY

-noun

a situation or circumstance that presents problems difficult to solve; predicament; dilemma

We rush through

A weekday morning quandary

Admire the dawn

Or panic into work

Convulse

CONVULSE

-verb

1. (trans.) to shake or agitate violently

2. (trans.) to cause (muscles) to undergo violent spasms or contractions

3. (intr. ; often followed by “with”) (informal) . to shake or be overcome (with violent emotion, in particular laughter)

4. (trans.) to disrupt the normal running of (a country, etc.)

What fever possesses him

Convulses these chubby limbs

Banning slumber from this body?

Ripen

RIPEN

-verb

to make or become ripe

A little line

Of edible soldiers

Ripens on the board

Vying for consumption

Magnanimous

MAGNANIMOUS

-adj.

generous and noble

Such

A

True heart

Such a real

Magnanimous soul

To forgive

My sins

So

Soon

Perfunctory

PERFUNCTORY

[pəˈfʌŋktərɪ]

-adj.

1. done superficially, only as a matter of routine; careless or cursory

2. dull or indifferent

An ideal landscape

Under the most perfunctory look

Nothing left to see there

Scurrilous

SCURRILOUS

-adj.

1. grossly or obscenely abusive or defamatory

2. characterized by gross or obscene humour

Whoever

Had the scurrilous notion

To insert chains in his soul

As if he wasn’t able

To do so himself?

Eke

EKE

-verb

(trans.) (archaic) . to increase, enlarge, or lengthen

-sentence connector

(archaic) also; moreover

With every passing day

Eked night crawls in

Summer flees along the waves

Pervasive

PERVASIVE

-adj.

pervading or tending to pervade

Feast

Decay

Pervasive

Blight on  joy

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Syllabify

SYLLABIFY

[sɪˈlæbɪˌfaɪ]

-verb

(trans.) to divide (a word) into its constituent syllables

In the shop

A delighted child

Slowly syllabifies

The writing on the plates

Course

COURSE

-noun

1. a continuous progression from one point to the next in time or space; onward movement

2. a route or direction followed

3. the path or channel along which something moves

4. an area or stretch of land or water on which a sport is played or a race is run

5. a period of time; duration

6. the usual order of and time required for a sequence of events; regular procedure

7. a mode of conduct or action

8. a connected series of events, actions, etc.

9. (education)

a. a prescribed number of lessons, lectures, etc., in an educational curriculum

b. the material covered in such a curriculum

10. a prescribed regimen to be followed for a specific period of time

11. a part of a meal served at one time

12. a continuous, usually horizontal, layer of building material, such as a row of bricks, tiles, etc.

13. (nautical) . any of the sails on the lowest yards of a square-rigged ship

14. (knitting) . the horizontal rows of stitches

15. (in medieval Europe) a charge by knights in a tournament

16.

a. a hunt by hounds relying on sight rather than scent

b. a match in which two greyhounds compete in chasing a hare

17. the part or function assigned to an individual bell in a set of changes

18. (archaic) . a running race

-verb

19. (intr.) to run, race, or flow, especially swiftly and without interruption

20. to cause (hounds) to hunt by sight rather than scent or (of hounds) to hunt (a quarry) thus

21. (trans.) to run through or over; traverse

22. (intr.) to take a direction; proceed on a course

We prepare scents

Perfume for a series of courses

From beans to courgettes

With summer bounty

Beset

BESET

-verb (trans.)

1. (in particular of dangers, temptations, or difficulties) to trouble or harass constantly

2. to surround or attack from all sides

3. (archaic) . to cover with, especially with jewels

Beset by enemies and illness

He flees in slumber

Dreaming of heroic escapes

His lungs do not permit

Due

DUE

-adj.

1. (postpositive) immediately payable

2. (postpositive) owed as a debt, irrespective of any date for payment

3. requisite; fitting; proper

4. (prenominal) adequate or sufficient; enough

5. (postpositive) expected or appointed to be present or arrive

-noun

6. something that is owed, required, or due

-adv.

7. directly or exactly; straight

Due to joyous and mad mistakes

In your arms I fear

Confusion

Yet find

Truth

Hem

HEM

-noun

1. an edge to a piece of cloth, made by folding the raw edge under and stitching it down

2. short for hemline

-verb (trans.)

3. to provide with a hem

4. ( usually followed by “in”, “around”, or “about”) . to enclose or confine

-noun, exclamation

1. a representation of the sound of clearing the throat, used to gain attention, express hesitation, etc.

-verb

2. (intr.) to utter this sound

We reach for a moon

Hemmed in clouds

Eaten away by

Some impertinent angel

Known as holy moth 

Frail

FRAIL

-adj.

1. physically weak and delicate

2. fragile

3. easily corrupted or tempted

-noun

1. a rush basket for figs or raisins

2. a quantity of raisins or figs equal to between 50 and 75 pounds

To the pale east

A frail dawn shivers

Threatened by storms

And an angry rising sun

Residue

RESIDUE

-noun

1. matter remaining after something has been removed

2. (law) . what is left of an estate after the discharge of debts and distribution of specific gifts

An attitude

Poor residue

Against the tides

Of forgetful time


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Personal

PERSONAL

-adj.

1. of or relating to the private aspects of a person's life

2. (prenominal) . of or relating to a person's body, its care, or its appearance

3. belonging to or intended for a particular person and no-one else

4. (prenominal) . undertaken by an individual himself

5. referring to, concerning, or involving a person's individual personality, intimate affairs, etc., in particular in an offensive way

6. having the attributes of an individual conscious being

7. of or arising from the personality

8. of, relating to, or denoting grammatical person

9. (law) . of or relating to movable property, such as money

-noun

10. (law) . an item of movable property

As a matter of

Personal preferences

Books are more important

To me than reality

Vinegar

VINEGAR

-noun

1. a sour-tasting liquid consisting of impure dilute acetic acid, made by oxidation of the ethyl alcohol in beer, wine, or cider used as a condiment or preservative

2. sourness or peevishness of temper, countenance, speech, etc.

3. (pharmacology) . a medicinal solution in dilute acetic acid

4. (US and Canadian) (informal) . vitality

-verb

5. (trans.) to apply vinegar to

A simple infusion of

Mint and crushed garlic

In wine vinegar

Celebration of summer

Indignation

INDIGNATION

-noun

anger or scorn aroused by something felt to be unfair, unworthy, or wrong

She has turned on

Her indignation in full mode

Blasting us from secluded corners:

How dare we treat her

Like some vulgar pet?

Invitation

INVITATION

-noun

1. the act of inviting, such as an offer of entertainment or hospitality

2. the act of enticing or attracting; allurement

A grey theory

Behind the invitation

Will Circe be magnanimous?