Add some whimsy to your life
Elan is such a simple word that describes a wonderful, rich energy. The saying that good things comes in small packages is incredibly apt with elan (also spelled as élan.). A quaintrelle always has a certain sort of elan, and really I do believe that most people could cultivate their own elan charm if they… Continue reading Word Nerd: Elan
Serein is such a gentle, peaceful word and to experience that sweet, misty dew as evening closes in upon the world around you is to truly experience evening serenity at it's most delicious. Simply writing that sentence, I can feel myself transported to a late Spring evening that is being lightly kissed by serein. The… Continue reading Word Nerd: Serein
Cogitation is one heck of a lot like contemplation, but with a more meditative and considerate bent. At least that's how I like to view (and utilize) cogitation. When one is cogitating, they are engaging their faculty of thinking and of feeling. Deep thought is at it's best when it is done with careful reflection… Continue reading Word Nerd: Cogitation
Temporary Anemone Tattoo by oanabefort on Etsy So fades summer once more, memories turn with the earth yet etched upon my skin the season lingers like a perfect scent for all time. Through the fiery browning of Autumn, into the sharpness of Winter and the damp blooming of Spring, Summer shall remain a gentle kiss… Continue reading Poetic Inspirations : Summer Fading
I sometimes sit and ponder, what all this means to me -The world, my home, my hopes and joys all pale in sight of thee. What has come upon me, so sudden and yet foretold, what shall become of me, when the feeling does grow old? Melancholy, maybe, but in still my soul, a kind… Continue reading Poetic Musings
Oread derives, most famously, from Greek and Roman mythology and the most famous of the oreads is Echo. I've always found Echo's story to be so beautifully melancholy, due to her being punished and denied use of her lovely voice and then, in true poetic justice, it being the part of her that is preserved… Continue reading Word Nerd : Oread
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