Encomium

ENCOMIUM

-noun

(plural) -miums, -mia

a formal expression of praise; eulogy; panegyric

Vast amounts of flowers were brought

Delivered as some sort of emphatic encomium

Though she found them rather lugubrious

Wondering if they would not prefer her dead instead.

 

Polysemic

POLYSEMIC

-adj.

capable of having several possible meanings

In the morning fog

We can read polysemic signs

Dragon breath and lost souls

A vapour of angel’s trail

 

Aniseed

ANISEED

-noun

the liquorice-flavoured aromatic seeds of the anise plant, used medicinally for expelling intestinal gas and in cookery as a flavouring, especially in cakes and confections Also called: anise

Not only decorative

Speaking of faraway lands

Dream and history loaded

Aniseed for a star

Lazy

LAZY

-adj.

1. not inclined to work or exertion

2. conducive to or causing indolence

3. moving in a languid or sluggish manner

4. (of a brand letter or mark on livestock) shown as lying on its side

She claims the cushion as her own for today

It usually is another lazy head’s dominion

Subtrahend

SUBTRAHEND

[ˈsʌbtrəˌhɛnd]

-noun

the number to be subtracted from another number

This is us

Just you and me

The sum without subtrahend

Kissing in the shadows