Olympia debout
Not askance
Rumi love
Vis-Po Sonnet line 1
Contumely, among the several English words for scorn, disdain and related unbecoming behaviors, seems to have a Shakespearean grandeur to it (thanks, Hamlet!). For etymology buffs: Latin, /contumax/,’haughty, insolent’.
Are we in the midst of a Contumax pandemic?
Desideratum
Who will hear?
Choosing crueler usages can come at a cost. Being dumped when love is over entrains thoughts of garbage, of disposability, of unworthiness. Painful breaks can heal if you watch what you say to yourself. A flick of the sand-pouring wrist drew up this missing dialogue from history.
A slight angling of the squeegee brought about this Extrapolating Angel. Sand works in mysterious ways.
Part laborious and part glorious is the feel of the charismatic dance of randomness and control in the process I call Sandipity. Moving a few grains using breath or a feather really can make a difference. The way the sand first falls can incite an entire story. And of course, try not to sneeze…
Psy-kus are buoys for navigating the sometimes-treacherous waters of interpersonal relationships. The difference between being wary and being suspicious, while keeping an open heart, is considered in these seventeen syllables.
Clothed in wind and dust