Hello and welcome to the pub! Mish again bringing you today’s Poetics.
Have you ever suffered from logolepsy?
For a few months now, I’ve been inundated with memes of unusual words in my Facebook feed. Most are uncommonly used concepts, phenomenons or states of mind.
meme – “The word meme itself is a neologism coined by Richard Dawkins, originating from his 1976 book The Selfish Gene.
neologism – “a relatively recent or isolated term, word, or phrase that may be in the process of entering common use, but that has not been fully accepted into mainstream language.[1] Neologisms are often driven by changes in culture and technology.”
Of course after showing the slightest interest in a few of these, the powers that be at FB felt I needed to see more. Many more! So many more that I decided to save them to share with you….well, because I’m munificent. (*smiles)
munificent – (of a person) very generous; bountiful · (of a gift) generous; liberal ; very generous in giving
So…what is your mission today, dear poets?
Choose 3 or more of the above words and include them in a poem of any style. You may want to use one of the words as your title and springboard off of it as a theme, but that is up to you. Besides the words in memes you can also choose from any words in bold type within this prompt. Are you ready to get a little wordy without sounding like a sesquipedalian? I’m sure I have not left you bumfuzzled. I would rather leave you in at state of sang-froid.
bumfuzzle -to confuse or fluster
sang-froid – coolness of mind; calmness, composure
sesquipedalian – can be used to describe someone or something that overuses big words, like a philosophy professor or a chemistry textbook
Now, don’t be timorous. Mix a few of these into your muse and have some fun.
timorous – scared, fearful, or simply shy
Here’s how to join in:
- Write a poem in response to the prompt and post it to your blog.
- Click on Mr. Linky below to add your name and direct url to your poem.
- Add a link for dVerse on your page so others can find us as well.
- Visit other poets on the list to read their poems and comment.
- Take a seat at our haimish pub to say hello.
- Enjoy!
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Hello (d)versifiers! Hope you had a phantasmagorical weekend. (yes, you can use that one 😉 ) We have a few unique beverages to sample including strawberry matcha, avocado honey ale, mint chia seed limeade, pickle juice soda, iced jasmine plum tea, rose petal wine or perhaps a cup of Black Ivory Coffee, served only in Michelin five star restaurants and of course, here in our poets pub.
I will take up your offer of iced jasmine plum tea. Thanks for hosting.
Absolutely, Grace. I feel like it’s your cupa tea. 🙂
Thanks Mish for an interesting prompt. Love learning new words.
Thanks Grace! Me too.
Hello dVersers! Thank you so much, Mish, for a “wordy” prompt! LOVE it!
George and I are just back from our 19 days on board Celebrity’s newest ship, the Apex. What an amazing trip we had. Some of you saw photos in my quadrille from the trip….watch for my post this Thursday and you’ll see more photos from our trip and some of a dVerser we all know and love! 🙂
Might I have a gin and tonic with a little paper umbrella in it please?
Hi Lil…sounds like it was an epic trip.
Gin, tonic and fancy umbrella coming up.
Good evening Pub Poets! Thank you Mish for this logolepsic prompt. It was hard to choose the words, so I started with one and then they chose me, which meant I ended up writing two poems! I hope that’s OK. I’ll hang around for a while and then I’ll have to go – it’s dark here and I’m on my own tonight. However, I will be back early in the morning. Have fun with the aords!
Hello Kim. Logolepsic… love that. Yes those words took control of my muse as well. May have to try another. Have a peaceful night.
Hello Mish and All. So many logolepsic choices, like going to the chocolatiers, yum! The strawberry matcha sounds tasty, one please 🙂
Hi Lisa! One strawberry matcha coming your way.
Thank you. Cheers!
Would love to join this Mish-mash but
need sleep before I lose my knut
because my eyelids slumber shut
so, here’s a fillibuster, splut have fun all!
Ha! that was waggish
I hope you slumber deep
Words of wonder wait
Muses need their sleep
wow Mish I’ve bookmarked this prompt … I’m on a very long road journey so unable to contribute but these words are special! Often call myself a logophile, thanks
Aww, well you can always use the prompt for inspiration anytime (perhaps for OLN at a later date). Thanks for stopping in. Safe travels! 🙂
Great prompt Mish, wonderful fun. Thank you for this splendid challenge, and for hosting this evening. Very cool… 👍🏼🙂✌🏼❤️
Thank you, Rob! 🙂
Excellent prompt Mish.
Thank you, Kerfe! 🙂
So many good choices here, thank you Mish, and a whiskey please.
Thanks Paul….whiskey on its way. 🙂
Thank you, Mish for a wonderful choice of prompt. 🙂
My pleasure 🙂 Thank you, kitty.
Thanks so much, Mish. I was working on a Poem to celebrate the memory of Mary Oliver– with her beloved lilies. And then something happened, and I made a U-turn and dedicate the Lily poem to Queen Elizabeth. Hope you like it, maybe. Thanks for the lovely prompt. Blessings to all; condolences to all too.