Word Nerd : Sesquipedalian

My Sesquipedalian Ways…

I know I can be loquacious, sesquipedalian, if you will,

This can be exasperating, so I try to not abuse this skill.

So many choose to blankly stare or ignore my ways

When all I want is to discourse; engage in intelligent forays.

To stretch my mind for all it’s worth;

Encourage others in a new idea’s birth.

To debate and participate; to comprehend and grow;

To mature my mental state in all there is to know.

I wish that others would do this too

And not feel threatened as they seem to do.

For I am not an authority, nor the final word,

So for some to think that is really quite absurd.

Please do not neglect my queries, nor my somewhat verbose prose,

For, indeed, I seek but to learn and I truly hope this shows.

                                                                         ~ Ella

Truth be told, I fell in love with the word sesquipedalian long ago and I wrote this poem as a way to use it (plus it was a delightful exercise in what I felt to be humorous poetic phraseology ~ tee-hee!). Words are just so awesome and discovering, or re-discovering, them is always a treat. While I am certainly nowhere near as sesquipedalian in my writing style as I once was (those twelve dollar words score big-time in academic essays, no?) I still enjoy utilizing one seldom used or unique word here and there, scattered about like so many leaves upon a gentle breeze.

Here’s to an ineffable day!

Namaste ~ Ella

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