Wednesday 31 July 2013

Tenuity



TENUITY

-noun
1. the quality or state of being insignificant or flimsy
2. the quality or state of being slim, fine, or delicate
3. the quality or state of being diluted or rarefied in consistency or density


















I often dream
Of being lost
Dispersed in many places
An exercise in tenuity
But keep up
Treading on the ground

Tuesday 30 July 2013

Viduous

VIDUOUS

-adj.
1. (formal) empty
2. widowed






















Good stories will do this to you:
Leave you out and dried up
Lost in a viduous state
Unable to pick up a new one for a while

Monday 29 July 2013

Construe



CONSTRUE

-verb
1. to interpret the meaning of (something)
2. (may take a clause as object) to discover by inference; deduce
3. to analyse the grammatical structure of; parse (especially a Latin or Greek text as a preliminary to translation)
4. to combine (words) syntactically
5. (also intr.) (old-fashioned) to translate literally, especially aloud as an academic exercise
-noun
6. (old-fashioned) something that is construed, such as a piece of translation

















Words can be construed
Distorted by interpretation
Images carry their own truth

Sunday 28 July 2013

Paupiette

PAUPIETTE


-noun
a rolled and stuffed piece of fish or meat






















Not exactly a seasonal treat
Still, paupiettes can be eaten cold too

Saturday 27 July 2013

Affrontive



AFFRONTIVE

-adj.
characterized by a propensity to cause offence





















 
She finds most humans
Terribly rough and affrontive
As well as most of her peers
But keeps a special in her heart
For a favourite cushion

Friday 26 July 2013

Afforestable



AFFORESTABLE

-adj.
having the capacity to be turned into forest






















All bamboos have that chance
Of being quickly afforestable.
Let’s go and look for pandas!

Thursday 25 July 2013

Affluxion



AFFLUXION

-noun
a streaming or flowing towards something






















Leaves do not care
For affluxion or passions
An insect tickles them