Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian


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Obscure words explained 98. – proxemics

PROXEMICS

Study of space needs

of humans and animals

and social effects


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Open Window

OPEN WINDOW

In the dead of night

unseen creatures foraging

back to bed for me

 


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Obscure words explained 97. domicile

DOMICILE

Home, it’s my castle

Although I am not a king

The place where I live

 


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Unusual U.K. place names48. – Sticklepath

STICKLEPATH, Devonshire

Granite tors rise high

Which has very high rainfal

causing bogs to form


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Obscure words explained 5. – palimpsest

Old parchment washed clean

With quill, ink and sandcaster

re-used with new words


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Storm in the valley

Raining cats and dogs

Lightning flashes in my sleep

Thunder overhead