susurration

7 thoughts on “susurration”

1. that’s funny, i was about to post a comment with a word that i didn’t want to forget: effloresce.

   hope all is well!

2. Ooh, also a great word.

   I don’t have any power at home, so I’m at the Pour House typing up my Jan Term reflections. I either don’t have any or have too many; either way, I’m rambling and don’t know where to go.

3. CONCEPTION
   # noun: the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
   # noun: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
   # noun: the event that occurred at the beginning of something
   # noun: the creation of something in the mind
   # name: A female given name (rare: 1 in 100000 females; popularity rank in the U.S.: #3333)

   ahahahaaa… sigh

4. I just listened to the audiobook of Freakonomics (which was very good and I recommend it), and there was a great section about baby names, including a 15 year old girl named Temptress who found herself in family court…

5. What does efflorescemean? I love susurration though this was the first I herad of it. Hope power comes back soon.
   snow

6. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=effloresce

   ef·flo·resce

   1. To blossom; bloom.
   2. Chemistry.
      1. To become a powder by losing water of crystallization, as when a hydrated crystal is exposed to air.
      2. To become covered with a powdery deposit.

7. They woke me before the world
   Old and urban, they came and left in a red taxi
   A fiery farewell as old as time.
   They say in deft susurration
   “Writer, you have our sad gift”
   The minutes urge me to cast the lines.