Instead of the tired old words,
let me paint roosters on the glass with these—
(the sensatory pleasures of
a strange, wanton vocabulary)
spyglass
mirth
Mythraeum
vermicelli
savannah
elderberries
grouse
scythe
clarity
farouche
chanticleer
armada
damask
damson
savante and sasparilla
Phoenicians
phonetics
foxglove
ladyfingers
fulcrum
sumac
currants
Stella Mare
clairvoyant
fir, fur, further (and further still)
Zanzibar
brine
caraway
campanile
panther
sarabande
molybdenite
Tromsø
fathom
fetlock
stalactite
Tribeca
Avignon
sarcen stone
stranglehold
thimble
—Christie
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