Monday 31 August 2015

Appropriation

APPROPRIATION

-noun
1. the act of setting apart or taking for one's own use
2. a sum of money set apart for a specific purpose, especially by a legislature

























French saint for
An Italian church
Holy appropriation

Wrapped in tricolore

Sunday 30 August 2015

Spaghetti

SPAGHETTI

-plural noun
long, thin, cylindrical, and solid pasta

























Spaghetti with clams
(Smoked in this case)
An Italian summer classic


Saturday 29 August 2015

Brusque

BRUSQUE
[bruːsk]

-adj.
blunt or curt in manner or speech


























He is a professional
Brusque and swift in manners
Straight to the point:
Have you food or have you not?

Friday 28 August 2015

Locus

LOCUS

-noun
1. (in many legal phrases) a place or area, especially the place where something occurred
2. (mathematics) . a set of points whose location satisfies or is determined by one or more specified conditions
3. (genetics) . the position of a particular gene on a chromosome









Running a visual survey
Over the locus

San Benedetto del Tronto

Thursday 27 August 2015

Adhibit

ADHIBIT

-verb (trans.) (rare)
1. to administer or apply
2. to affix; attach

























The town hall employees have been by
To adhibit cultural manifestos
And commercial ads under the bridge


Wednesday 26 August 2015

Anagnorisis

ANAGNORISIS

-noun

(in Greek tragedy) the recognition or discovery by the protagonist of the identity of some character or the nature of his own predicament, which leads to the resolution of the plot; denouement











The third panel unfolds it all
The anagnorisis and key
A mad dash for sense and story

Tuesday 25 August 2015

Suppositious

SUPPOSITIOUS

-adj.
deduced from supposition; hypothetical



















Closed shutters allowing
Suppositious verdicts
They could be home still


Monday 24 August 2015

Supposititious

SUPPOSITITIOUS

-adj.
substituted with intent to mislead or deceive



















Just a zooming lens
Supposititious trick
Leading us astray


Sunday 23 August 2015

Sorosis

SOROSIS

-noun
a fleshy multiple fruit, such as that of the pineapple and mulberry, formed from flowers that are crowded together on a fleshy stem

























Sorosis love and
Roses so fragrant

Such luscious match

Saturday 22 August 2015

Ailurophile

AILUROPHILE

-noun
a person who likes cats

























Only an ailurophile
Could save and love
This poor creature yet

Love is not measured in legs

Friday 21 August 2015

Fascicle

FASCICLE

-noun
1. a bundle or cluster of branches, leaves, etc.
2. also: fasciculus (anatomy) . a small bundle of fibres, especially nerve fibres
3. (printing) . another name for fascicule
4. any small bundle or cluster

























Laced in rubber
Glass fascicles

Parading as snakes

Thursday 20 August 2015

Swelt

SWELT

-verb
1. (intr.) to perish
2. (trans.) to scorch















Even for a short period
So much light swelts film

Or sensitive cells on my phone

Wednesday 19 August 2015

Soon

SOON

-adv.
in or after a short time; in a little while; before long   



















Here repose
Locks of love
Soon forgotten
Left to corrode
In the sea breeze
While Penelope

Watches on

Tuesday 18 August 2015

Distend

DISTEND

-verb
1. to expand or be expanded by or as if by pressure from within; swell; inflate
2. (trans.) to stretch out or extend
3. (trans.) to magnify in importance; exaggerate



















Do not be fooled
Hot air distends its smile

Not amusement

Monday 17 August 2015

Tourbillon

TOURBILLON

-noun
a device in a mechanical watch which prevents errors due to changes in gravity
























After too many glasses
My tourbillon turns to maelstrom
And I forget where is up

Or down 

Sunday 16 August 2015

Turbid

TURBID

-adj.
1. muddy or opaque, as a liquid clouded with a suspension of particles
2. dense, thick, or cloudy
3. in turmoil or confusion

























Ice flakes and syrups
Turbid concoction

Summer delight

Saturday 15 August 2015

Malengine

MALENGINE
[mælˈɛndʒɪn]

-noun
(archaic, poetic) . a wicked plan or deceit

























Her plans are poetic
Archaic and wicked
Malengine dreams

Friday 14 August 2015

Morbidezza

MORBIDEZZA

-noun
1. a delicate representation of flesh tones in painting
2. a musical term denoting a soft or delicate performance of a piece

























Delicate hues
Shimmering morbidezza

Dawn rippling over the sea

Thursday 13 August 2015

Pyrophoric

PYROPHORIC

-adj.
1. (of a chemical) igniting spontaneously on contact with air
2. (of an alloy) producing sparks when struck or scraped 

























Heating up beach sand
A low pyrophoric light

Everyday news

Wednesday 12 August 2015

Sothic

SOTHIC

-adj.
relating to the star Sirius or to the rising of this star

























Looking at dusk
With sothic hopes
Wishing for a star

To lighten the night

Tuesday 11 August 2015

Gainsay

GAINSAY

-verb
(trans.) (archaic or literary) . to deny (an allegation, a statement, etc.); contradict




















A difficult point of balance
Dancing in the wind

Gainsaying gravity and logic

Monday 10 August 2015

Strive

STRIVE

-verb
1. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to make a great and tenacious effort
2. (intr.) to fight; contend

























Strive did the angel of death
But could not beat the old ship
Resurrected once again

Ready for a new coat of paint