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A Potpourri of Poetic Curiosities
: Bee real, honey by CD Richards

 
Do you admire the apiary?

They don't get any props from me.

All credit must go to the bee,

the miracle's melliturgy.
 

Author Notes
Today's word: melliturgy (n.) the production of honey by bees.

Many readers will possibly know that apiarists are bee-keepers, who in a sense, produce honey. However, it is the insects, of course, that do all the clever work, and I believe melliturgy refers specifically to the production by the bee. The root is the same as for mellifluous, which means "pleasantly smooth, like honey".

My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.

Thanks for reading.

     

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