Happy Halloween and onward to Yule!!! Namaste ~ Ella
Tag: my poetry
Word Nerd: Limn
Limn is one of those charming descriptive words that I run across rather often in my reading. I find sentences such as "the sun limned trees lined the curved road, beckoning me forward." and "Her poetry was limned with a sense of fragile sadness and hope mingled inscrutably together.". Alright, so I actually made those… Continue reading Word Nerd: Limn
Word Nerd: Feuillemort and an Autumn Word List
Feuillemort is an incredibly beautiful and rather old word that means having the color of a faded leaf. Feuillemort derives from the French term feuille morte (a dead leaf) and on this, the Autumnal Equinox here in the Northern Hemisphere, I think it's a most apt term. Autumn is the season for feuillemort delights, dancing… Continue reading Word Nerd: Feuillemort and an Autumn Word List
Word Nerd: Epiphany
Epiphany is sudden revelation, usually a veritable"Ah-Ha" moment. Epiphany is also a Christian festival commemorating the visit of the three kings to the baby Jesus. It's one of the Christmas holidays, and one that I was well aware of in my childhood. That said, I've almost always associated the term epiphany with it's literary usage of… Continue reading Word Nerd: Epiphany
Word Nerd: Sonder
Sonder is another absolutely gorgeous word created by The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. Sonder is a term that describes a complex experience of the human condition, thus it's rather tricky to try and describe in brevity. Sonder is something that is deeply felt, a sort of spiritual and intellectual "ah-ha" moment of clarity that can… Continue reading Word Nerd: Sonder
Word Nerd: Vellichor
Vellichor is such a divinely poignant word and is fully defined by The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows as The strange wistfulness of used bookstores, which are somehow infused with the passage of time - filled with thousands of old books you’ll never have time to read, each of which is itself locked in its own… Continue reading Word Nerd: Vellichor
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