Showing posts with label favorite words. Show all posts
Showing posts with label favorite words. Show all posts

Apr 5, 2012

F is for: favorite words

I love words. They're like bits of shiny clay to me, all malleable and colorful and useful. I like to tangle them together, prod them into different lines, see what rhymes or what clashes. Poems are like pieces of jewelry, glittering gems all strung together to make one beautiful declaration.

But there are some words that, were they human, would make the Book of Beautiful People. A quick search revealed several lists of gorgeous words out there so I'll be borrowing from a few of them (like this one here, minus the vulgar language, and here and can't resist here). 

swashbuckle
botheration
glimmer, glitter, dazzle, all those words that have sequins attached :)
roly-poly
marsupial
bamboozle
bungalow
cockamamie
chuckle
crackle
diaphanous or gossamer- LOVE these, makes me think of soft silk
effervescent - all bubbly like champagne
mellifluous
serendipity
scrumptious
talisman
razzle-dazzle
whimsy
willowy

I could go on...but I want to know your favorites. Share them in the comments!