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Tombstone Stardust The haunting of leaves' melody Crunching like so many bones Spellbound by the moonlight's glow an almost foreboding thought, of what, no one knows. Stardust, it scatters itself through the trees A sparkling shadow of the veil unseen Yet leaving its mark upon gravestones and me. ~ Ella Patric A blessed Samhain and… Continue reading Tombstone Stardust : A Poem
Sweet Colleen, now of the green, a crown of flowers on her brow, dances and plays away in the circle Faerie made. She walked the moors, sang her songs, spoke the language of forgotten tongues. They welcomed her with open arms, delighting in her silken charms. She belonged to them alone, a queen, a very… Continue reading St. Patrick’s Day ~ The Maiden of the Clover Poem
Gumusservi is Turkish for moonlight shining on the water. Gumusservi has no translation in the English language but that's perfectly fine since in Turkish it reads like pure poetry. To wake in the night and see a silvery trail of gumusservi shining upon the water is like seeing magic. To have a word, and such… Continue reading Word Nerd: Gumusservi
Euneirophrenia is a pleasant, happy state of mind one has after a good dream. Euneirophrenia's antonym is malneirophrenia and it's origins are from Ancient Greek, eu (good), oneiro (dream), phrenia (state of mind). Euneirophrenia is a euphoric, contented state of mind that one feels after a great night of sleep and pleasurable dreams. To feel… Continue reading Word Nerd: Euneirophrenia
Malneirophrenia is the foul, heavy, negative state of mind one finds themselves in after a nightmare. Malneirophrenia is the antonym of euneirophrenia and originates from Ancient Greek mal (bad), oneiro (dream), phrenia (state of mind). A bad night's sleep can also be a contributing cause of malneirophrenia. Malneirophrenia is characterized by a peevish, irritable, beastly… Continue reading Word Nerd: Malneirophrenia
Verbivore is a humorous neologism coined by Richard Lederer in the early 1980s. Verbivore derives from the Latin terms verbum (“word”) and Latin vorax, from vorō (“devour”) and essentially means one who devours words. A verbivore could also be called a verbophile, logophile, or a word nerd, which makes it a perfect addition to this particular word nerd's Index! Verbivore's have an… Continue reading Word Nerd: Verbivore
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