truth hides in darkness
but for seekers who dig deep
the truth comes to light
~ kat
For Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge inspired by the prompt words: darkness and deep.
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Deep Darkness – A Haiku Challenge
Expostulate – Friday’s Word of the Day Haiku
Today’s Dictionary.com Word of the Day is Expostulate. It means “to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate: His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling.”
The Etymology Dictionary tells us this about the origin of this word:
“1530s, “to demand, to claim,” from Latin expostulatus, past participle of expostulare “to demand urgently, remonstrate, find fault, dispute, complain of, demand the reason (for someone’s conduct),” from ex- “from” (see ex-) + postulare “to demand” (see postulate (v.)). Friendlier sense of “to reason earnestly (with someone) against a course of action, etc.” is first recorded in English 1570s. Related: Expostulated; expostulating.”
I did find a reference to the word as featured in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”: “The circle closed up again with a running murmur of expostulation.” It seems that “The Great Gatsby’s” rich vocabulary has become the source of many vocabulary studies. You can find expostulation as well as many other wonderful words on vocabulary “flash cards” online. Of course there are a few other mentions of the word used in other literature, but it does not seem to have any surprising history attached to it.
That being said, I must say that there has been quite a bit of expostulating going on in recent times…and the divide grows deeper and wider.
Here’s my haiku for today’s word. Have a great weekend!
opinionated
expostulators may rant
for naught, to closed minds
~kat
Complicity
complicity proves
no one can steal a soul
that’s freely given
~kat
For Haiku Horizon’s weekly challenge inspired by the prompt word: Steal.
Black Hole
supernova bloom
sucked into oblivion
swan song of a star
~kat
For Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge inspired by the prompt words: Star and Bloom.
Bellyacher – Friday’s Word of the Day Haiku
Today’s word of the day on Dictionary.com is Bellyache. It has been a part of the English language since the mid-16th century. It means literally, “pain in the bowels, stomachache”, but morphed into an Americanism in the late 19th century. This new application, which most of us are familiar with, means “to complain; grumble”.
This is one of those slang words that really took off and continues in popularity; used in literature, poetry and newsprint. It’s former, more basic meaning also gets much wide usage especially in medical circles.
Many of us may remember being chided for bellyaching about this or that as children, unless of course our bellies did actually ache. Then we were indulged by our caregivers with love and tender attention. Makes my wonder if that is why we revert to the latter application of the word when we are feeling ignored, left out or left behind. If belly aches gain us comfort and attention…bellyaching ought to reward us similarly. In many cases it does. I’m reminded of the squeaky wheel. Yep. Suffering in silence rarely gets us the attention we feel we deserve, but it’s all about balance. One should avoid becoming a chronic bellyacher. It is true that bellyaching is quite contagious and terminal if not kept in check.
I suppose could bellyache about the weather, current events, life in general…but I won’t bore you. Instead here are a few haiku. Have a great weekend wherever you are! 🙂
worrisome snivelers,
bellyaching nitpickers
see empty glasses
a true bellyache
is when your belly aches;
grumbling optional
all bellyachers
share a common attribute…
rude bursts of hot air
~ kat
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