002. Snails

I shook the softening chalk of my bones,
Saying,
Snail, snail, glister me forward,
Bird, soft-sigh me home,
Worm, be with me.
This is my hard time.
–Theodore Huebner Roethk, “The Lost Son,” ll. 8-11

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Published on January 15, 2011 11:45 pm.
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001. Sprinkles

sprin·kle

[spring-kuhl] verb,-kled, -kling, noun

–verb (used with object)
1.
to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles

2.
to disperse or distribute here and there.

3.
to rain slightly (often used impersonally with it as subject): It may sprinkle this evening.

–noun

4.
the act or an instance of sprinkling.

5.
Usually, sprinkles. small particles of chocolate, candy, sugar, etc., used as a decorative topping for cookies, cakes, ice-cream cones, and the like.

6.
a light rain.

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Published on November 10, 2010 12:41 pm.
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000. Watermelon

wa·ter·mel·on

/ˈwɔtərˌmɛlən/
–noun
1.
the large, roundish or elongated fruit of a trailing vine, Citrullus lanata, of the gourd family, having a hard, green rind and a sweet, juicy, usually pink or red pulp.
2.
the vine itself.

Origin: 
1605–15; water + melon

Published on May 5, 2010 9:16 pm.
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