Pediment

PEDIMENT

-noun

1. a low-pitched gable, especially one that is triangular, as used in classical architecture

2. a gently sloping rock surface, formed through denudation under arid conditions

That day we left the desert

Easing down the pediment

Dazed by the sight of a road

 

Weird

WEIRD

-adj.

1. suggestive of or relating to the supernatural; eerie

2. strange or bizarre

3. (archaic) of or relating to fate or the Fates

-noun

(archaic, mainly Scottish)

4. fate or destiny

5. one of the Fates

-verb

6. (trans.) (Scottish) to destine or ordain by fate; predict

By his little toe

Something weird is happening

The ludicrous imposed by Fate

Seeping water

Gable

GABLE

-noun

1. the triangular upper part of a wall between the sloping ends of a pitched roof

2. a triangular ornamental feature in the form of a gable, especially as used over a door or window

3. the triangular wall on both ends of a gambrel roof

In this abundant vapour

Fractured gables of the sky

Creatures of our imagination lurk

Telling more about our state of mind

Than about weather conditions

Cosmopolitan

COSMOPOLITAN

-noun

1. a person who has lived and travelled in many countries, especially one who is free of national prejudices

-adj.

2. having interest in or familiar with many parts of the world

3. sophisticated or urbane

4. composed of people or elements from all parts of the world or from many different spheres

5. (of plants or animals) widely distributed

Out we go in this

Our cosmopolitan race

Eager to stare at it all

Denying it with the next breath

Nibble

NIBBLE

-verb

(when intr., often followed by “at”)

1. (especially of animals, such as mice) to take small repeated bites (of)

2. to take dainty or tentative bites

3. to bite (at) gently or caressingly

4. (intr.) to make petty criticisms

5. (intr.) to consider tentatively or cautiously

-noun

6. a small mouthful

7. an instance or the act of nibbling

8. (plural) (informal) small items of food, especially savouries, usually served with drinks

This morsel invites

Frenzied yet cautious nibbling

Most hidden furnace