Word Chaser by Linda O'Connell
I pace when I am seated.
Suspended in mid-thought,
I stir syllables with my foot
as I write, delve, absorb, create.
I roam from page to page, blog to blog
seeking social media cerebral stimulation,
wandering back to the past, into the future,
before a minute has elapsed.
Kinetic energy bursts from my mind, my fingers; my pen.
Intuition massages my temples, I am keenly aware of nuance.
Even when I am relaxed, my words race maniacally,
sometimes leaving me, a word chaser, in the dust.
Suspended in mid-thought,
I stir syllables with my foot
as I write, delve, absorb, create.
I roam from page to page, blog to blog
seeking social media cerebral stimulation,
wandering back to the past, into the future,
before a minute has elapsed.
Kinetic energy bursts from my mind, my fingers; my pen.
Intuition massages my temples, I am keenly aware of nuance.
Even when I am relaxed, my words race maniacally,
sometimes leaving me, a word chaser, in the dust.
Are you a word weaver, a word chaser and wordsmith? Are you grandiloguent?
Grandiloquent combines the word grand with the suffix -iloquent, which comes from the Latin -loqui, which means to speak. By definition then, it means speaking in a grand manner. I like discovering new words, but I prefer plain spoken writing. A few fifty-centers in a paragraph are okay, but don't make me decipher the whole story. What about you?
6 comments:
I agree, Linda. I hate when people are seemingly trying to impress others with their high-falutin' vocabulary.
As Shania Twain sang, "That don't impress me!"
Intriguing post, Linda. Thanks for sharing your creativity here.
What a great phrase: "I stir syllables with my foot".
I also like plain writing. Too many obscure words in a piece make it sound grandiose rather than real.
Pat
Critter Alley
Great poem, Linda!
I usually write as I speak - plainly. But once in a while, I get a hankerin' to use a 50 cent word or two.
This week, I have been drawn to obsequious.
I enjoyed your poem, Linda. I do like to chase and weave words. Sometimes I like them plain, and sometimes fancy. :)
I plead guilty to making the thesaurus sing. Not to impress people, mind you. Just to entertain myself.
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