Voice of the Raiders
...Word-hoards fall from mouth-cups
out along roads, out along seas:
faith migrates; sayings run away; verbs escape;
nouns meander as memes in other tongues.
Invaders’ words intrude on empires, s...
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Categories:
etymologists, words,
Form: Free verse
Wordsmiths
...Words reside alone in time and space;
Only sentient minds their roots trace.
Etymologists bring accents, forms to the surface;
Lexicographers establish a chronological base.
In dark, library basement...
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Categories:
etymologists, art, career,
Form: Rhyme