Lanuginous
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My friend Mel challenged me to write a poem with the word lanuginous. And so I did. Cheers, Mel :)
Did You Know?
You're likely to come across "lanuginous" in only a few contexts, botany and spelling bees being the best candidates. In other contexts, the more common term is "downy." "Lanuginous" has an unsurprising pedigree. It's from the Latin word lanuginosus, which is in turn from "lanugo," the Latin word for "down." ("Lanugo" is also an English word used especially to refer to the soft woolly hair that covers the fetus of some mammals.) "Lanugo" itself is from lana, meaning "wool," a root also at work in "lanolin," the term for wool grease that's refined for use in ointments and cosmetics.
Especially added for Chris who wanted to know what the word means ;)
Your lanuginous skin,
soft as down chiffon, gently swaying in
summer breeze
like delicate gossamer butterfly wings
or dragonfly dancing in near....
breathless.... air....
How long before you spread your wings
and comprehend those legs are built to walk
before those soft sounds are styled into words
before lanuginous becomes ringlets
before you dance away laughing
at your future?
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May 9, 2017
Copyright © Darren White
Copyright © Darren White | Year Posted 2017
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