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November 4, 2016

Obdurate – Friday’s Word of the Day Haiku

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Happy Friday! Today’s dictionary.com word of the day is another election-themed gem.

According to dictionary.com, Obdurate is defined as:

unmoved by persuasion, pity,or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.

stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent: an obdurate sinner.

It comes from the Latin verb obdūrāre, a derivative of the the adjective dūrus”hard.” In Classical Latin obdurare meant “to harden,be hard,” and also “to hold out, endure.” In Late and Christian Latin, the verb meant “to harden the heart (against truth or God).” It entered English in the mid-1400s.

“Hardened hearts (against truth or God) and stubbornly resistant to moral influence.” Sound familiar? That pretty much describes our current U.S. election cycle. At a time of unprecedented access to knowledge, information and truth we are even more entrenched, so polarized that we cannot even stand to hear an alternative viewpoint. We can’t be persuaded, change is the enemy and truth cannot be known. “What is truth?” I hear this argument every day.

How did we get here? I have a few thoughts on this topic and word of the day…and a few haiku too…

Knowledge is power, limited by those in power, when only the powerful have access.

Information is only as good as its source.

Truth is truth when based on facts, not on opinions.

But then, what do I know? You probably have a few theories of your own. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. I can’t promise it will change anything for anyone else, but it will empower you just for having said it. May we all relearn the art of compromise and the beauty of engaging alternatives.

Peace Out!

Here are my haiku…

An obdurate mind
has one response to the truth…
la, la…la, la, laaaa!

“Because I said so,”
can’t move an obdurate teen,
consider a bribe.

kat ~ 4 November 2016

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November 2, 2016

Creep Race

By Kat Myrman

privilege creeps in
to thwart have nots from having
one must rig the race

kat ~ 2 November 2016

A haiku for Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge, prompt words: Creep & Race. The original painting is public domain attributed to Martin van Meytens.

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October 31, 2016

Haiku Trickery

By Kat Myrman

real-prank-photo-office-wrapped-up-with-newspaper

from http://lolpranks.com/

it can be tricky
pranksters love tomfoolery
but…payback’s a b!tc#! 🙂

kat ~ 31 October 2016

For Haiku Horizon’s Challenge, prompt word: Trick.

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October 28, 2016

Ensorcell – Friday’s Word of the Day Haiku

By Kat Myrman

Happy Friday! Time to take a look at today’s Word of the Day on dictionary.com and come up with a haiku or two…or three.

It would not be an understatement to say that I am ensorcelled by words, though I didn’t realize it until today, that I am, or that ensorcelled is a thing. At any rate it is, a thing that is, or at least it was, sometime back in the late 16th century when it emerged from the old French verb ensorceler meaning “to bewitch”, related to “sorcerer” and “sorcery.”

Apparently, other similarly ensorcelled wordies have recently stumbled upon this new, old word. It is cropping up in modern dialogue in social and political commentary. Actually if one thinks about it, “ensorcelled” is the perfect way to describe unthinking masses who fawn over blatantly unqualified political candidates with wild ideologies. But I digress!

I also discovered that ensorcell is term used in video gaming circles as it refers to tools and weaponry that allow one to gain new levels of play. As you might suspect, these games tend to feature wizards and dragons and the like.

And finally, Ensorcelled, is the name of an award winning American-style dark, barrel-aged, sour beer that derives its “puckering tartness and beguiling complexity” from raspberries, with a hint of chocolate. If that sounds enchanting to you, best of luck finding a bottle. The producer’s website states that its latest batch is “sold out”, which is probably the best way to define something that is ensorcelled. It is often the illusion of a thing, however real or attainable, that enthralls us most.

Here are a few Haiku to put this word of the day, and me, to rest. I just noticed that it is 3 am. It’s a wearily familiar occurrence. Once again, I am ensorcelled by the words rattling around in my brain at this witching hour! I need sleep! Good night and good day! 😊

Ensorcelled – The Haiku

we choose our poison
based on preconceived notions
all are ensorcelled

they were ensorcelled,
a generation silenced
by driveling tweets

ensorcelled voyeurs
gasp, but cannot look away
like moths to a flame

-kat – 28 October 2016