Periphery

PERIPHERY

-noun

1. the outermost boundary of an area

2. the outside surface of something

3. anatomy  . the surface or outermost part of the body or one of its organs or parts

We linger here

At the periphery of reality

All angles and asperities

Exposed to the elements

Rusted before we could mature

Falling apart

 

Diacritic

DIACRITIC

-noun

1. Also called: diacritical mark . a sign placed above or below a character or letter to indicate that it has a different phonetic value, is stressed, or for some other reason

-adj.

2. another word for diacritical

A little diacritic

Adds taste to my herbal tea

 

Tribology

TRIBOLOGY

-noun

the study of friction, lubrication, and wear between moving surfaces

This living in society thing

An exercise in equilibrium and tribology

So futile when one could just stare at clouds

And let the world go by.

Spectacles

SPECTACLES

-plural noun

1. Often (informal) shortened to: specs .  a pair of glasses for correcting defective vision

2. cricket pair of spectacles  a score of 0 in each innings of a match

I wonder at the value of education

That teaches you to use spectacles

When all you need really is glasses

Hive

HIVE

-noun

1. a structure in which social bees live and rear their young

2. a colony of social bees

3. a place showing signs of great industry

4. a teeming crowd; multitude

5. an object in the form of a hive

-verb

6. to cause (bees) to collect or (of bees) to collect inside a hive

7. to live or cause to live in or as if in a hive

8. (trans.) (of bees) to store (honey, pollen, etc.) in the hive

9. (trans.; often followed by “up” or “away”) to store, especially for future use

 

I miss visiting the hives

The gentle visitation on my gloved hands

And the concerned buzz

Of a busy summer day