Inertia

INERTIA

-noun

1. the state of being inert; disinclination to move or act

2. physics

a. the tendency of a body to preserve its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force

b. an analogous property of other physical quantities that resist change

Inertia kept him there

Slowly turning him into stone

It still purrs in a sun beam.

Scupper

SCUPPER

-noun

1. nautical . a drain or spout allowing water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard

2. an opening in the side of a building for draining off water

3. a drain in a factory floor for running off the water from a sprinkler system

-verb

1. informal . to overwhelm, ruin, or disable

2. to sink (one's ship) deliberately

Every now and then,

They opened scuppers

To keep the building from foundering

Under the weight of prayers

Of sunken wishes…

Until

One day,

The cathedral sank

Taking water all over.

Galley

GALLEY

-noun

1. any of various kinds of ship propelled by oars or sails used in ancient or medieval times as a warship or as a trader

2. the kitchen of a ship, boat, or aircraft

3. any of various long rowing boats

4. printing

a. (in hot-metal composition) a tray open at one end for holding composed type

b. short for galley proof a printer's proof, especially one taken on a long strip of paper from type in a galley, used to make corrections before the matter has been split into pages

Escaped from the galleys

Going mad with nonsense

Dinosaurs on a rampage

Cunctation

CUNCTATION

-noun
delay; tardiness.

Terrified by cunctation

A white rabbit crosses the lawn

Another cup of tea? 

Sprig

SPRIG

-noun

1. a shoot, twig, or sprout of a tree, shrub, etc.; spray

2. an ornamental device resembling a spray of leaves or flowers

3. a small wire nail without a head

4. informal , rare . a youth

5. informal , rare . a person considered as the descendant of an established family, social class, etc.

6. (NZ) another name for stud

-verb

7. to fasten or secure with sprigs

8. to ornament (fabric, wallpaper, etc.) with a design of sprigs

9. to make sprays from (twigs and branches)

Silver blades

Torn clouds, bleeding blue

Lavender sprigs

Hollow

HOLLOW

-adj.

1. having a hole, cavity, or space within; not solid

2. having a sunken area; concave

3. recessed or deeply set: hollow cheeks

4. (of sounds) as if resounding in a hollow place

5. without substance or validity

6. hungry or empty

7. insincere; cynical

-noun

8. a cavity, opening, or space in or within something

9. a depression or dip in the land

-verb (often followed by “out”, usually when  trans.)

10. to make or become hollow

11. to form (a hole, cavity, etc.) or (of a hole, etc.) to be formed

A shape so perfect

It looks hollowed from a stone

Traces of a long dead universe

Utterly organic in essence

Cutlery

CUTLERY

-noun

1. cutting instruments collectively, especially knives for cutting food.

2. utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food.

3. the trade or business of a cutler.

Entranced by interesting cutlery

I dream of running away

Without thoughts for the food