Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian


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Requiescat in pace – RIP

My Desktop PC

Trip to computer heaven

Dying a slow death


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Obscure words explained 62. – gusto

GUSTO

Hearty enjoyment

as in eating or drinking

in action or speech


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The quest for learning

The school bus arrives

Eager kids clamber aboard

Starting their journey


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Obscure words explained 59. – scrounge

SCROUNGE

To ask for something

through the kindness of others

often food or cash


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Obscure words explained 57. – chutzpah

CHUTZPAH

Show flagrant boldness

Audacious propaganda

telling barefaced lies


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obscure words explained 55. – lacuna

LACUNA

Some unfilled spaces

An empty heart without love

A book’s missing page


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Obscure words explained54. cephalophore

CEPHALOPHORE

Decapitated

A saint depicted with head

tucked under his arm


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Obscure words explained 37. – pluviophile

PLUVIOPHILE

Enjoys rainy days

Arm chair, warm fire, herbal tea

Curled-up cosiness


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Obscure words explained 31. – pandemonium

PANDEMONIUM

Wild and noisy time

When grand children rule the home

bed-time tale brings peace