On a Thesaurus Diet

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A Ruderal Flower, by Suzette Richards - image generated 30 January 2024

Please see my contest, First Draft posted 29 January 2024.

alight: (verb) to descend from the air and settle.

apricity: (noun) the warmth of the sun in winter.

capitulate: (verb) yield.

convolute: (verb) make (an argument, story, etc.) complex and difficult to follow; (adjective: biology) rolled longitudinally upon itself, as a leaf in the bud.

foil: (noun) be a foil to/for somebody/something to emphasize the good qualities of another person or thing, by being very different from them.

furled: (verb) to fold and roll something such as a flag, sail, or umbrella into a tight tube shape.

induvial: (adj) decaying in the stem without falling off.

marcescent: (adjective): withering without falling off; (noun) a plant that has mercesent parts.

resilient: (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.

ruderal: a plant growing in rubble.

like a ruderal flower  
thoughts persist 
resilient 
the ultimate foil 
for single marcescent leaf 
that's induvial
as ingrained habits 
distilled 
as a smur alights  
on the minds 
convolute 
like the leaf 
my thoughts furled
I bask in apricity
never to capitulate

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John Lawless

Date: 1/30/2024 5:13:00 AM

Beware the Thesaurus Rex it has consumed many an agile poet.

Suzette Richards
Date: 1/30/2024 5:31:00 AM

;) It was written as an example for my contest and not to be taken seriously ... Lol ... Thank you for the visit, John