Waylaid by words
that didn’t seem to
belong to anyone
or anything—animal
vegetable or mineral?
I sang madly,
shamelessly, attempting
to distract myself
with volcanic praise—
What is this blue substance?
I wondered, discreetly
floating beyond all
awareness, and spelling
each watery sound.
Merril’s randomly generated wordlist is entirely to blame for this quadrille containing the word given to us by Sanaa at dVerse, spell.
Sometimes words are just riddles.
K. 
They might be riddles, but they tell the same riddles they told Merril and I. You changed shame to shameless too, and had a volcano and lots of blue. It all comes together in the end.
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Somehow it always does.
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And people pore and argue over liturgies when it’s so simple.
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The Devil is in the details…
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I swear they look for the Devil rather than the good things.
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I take the blame. 🤣 The blue and questions find you everywhere.
It’s so funny that we chose the same words and changed shame to shameless.
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Great minds…
I do find the wordless opens up a different set of possibilities.
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Yes, it does create different possibilities. That’s a good way to put it.
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Wordlist. It just tried to change it again!
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😊
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I’m interested in the Word List, Kerfe. It sounds like a great way to inspire your thoughts.
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Both Jane and Merril have posted them on Sundays. It really does expand possibilities.
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I’ll have to check this out. What a cool idea.
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A most mesmerizing poem, K! I love; “I sang madly, shamelessly, attempting to distract myself with volcanic praise.” 😉
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Thanks Sanaa–your word inspired some great poems.
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Wonderful concept, words and sounds that belong only to themselves.
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Thanks Jade–they do.
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I love what you did with the word list. Lovely artwork as always.
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Thanks Grace. It’s a good way to get your writing ot of its usual rut.
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lol and you are the queen of riddles! Love the artwork Kerfe 🙂
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Thanks Kate. I find them everywhere.
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I pray one day you might get some answers 😉
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Fascinating smorgasbord of possibilities and images, Kerfe. It as if your artwork really is doing the talking!
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Thanks Marion.. I think the words and images always play off each other.
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Now that is such a mesmerizing riddle! How beautifully the artwork matches your verse.
When I write from the list, mine will be very prosaic. 🙂
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Thanks Punam. The list is a good way to expand on your usual vocabulary, and in that way it can surprise.
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I love this! Little sandwiches of art and lists.
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Thanks!
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and sometimes riddles are just words (sorry, couldn’t resist!).
a dallop of whimsy here ~
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They are!
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