Tara's Word of the Day Poems:
poems appear in chronological order by date
TODAY'S POEM (scroll down)
Poem of the Day:
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*Please note that I stopped posting poems on this website in late April 2023 because it just became too much work to post both on Instagram and on www.Taraspoetry.com. I realize that sounds lame, but for someone who is technically challenged with a very busy full-time job, it was just too overwhelming. So I do hope you take the time to visit @Taraspoems on Instagram!
4/27/2023 oneiromancy (noun): divination.
A Poem By Tara
Old World sparrows
flying low,
winter in summer
an unnatural flow.
Take heed
warns the sage
standing upside
down
oneiromancy
had forewarned her
of his breakdown
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4/26/2023 pluviophile (noun): a person who enjoys rain or rainy days, and who is fascinated by the sights, sounds, etc.
A Poem By Tara
Wind whipped
around the moor
as lightening
quietly flashed
like the conversation
in his mind
suspended
thoughts
and complicated numbers
confused the rain
pelting down
but the mighty thunder
yielded clarity
for this young pluviophile
still too soft
for life
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4/25/2023 Equipollent (adjective): equal in power, effect, etc.; equivalent
A poem by Tara
I long to be equipollent
with your destiny
littered with stars
and cherry-picked days.
I’d like
to fall down
gently
and
sing in praise.
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4/24/2023 Extravasate (verb): to pour forth lava or the like.
A Poem By Tara
Her words
extravasated onto the furniture,
climbed the walls,
and wept on the carpet.
It's back,
like an interminable
merry-go-round
nightmare
spinning into
an abyss
of expired bones and shattered poems
and vanquished hearts in head.
In hell like this,
the shadow whispered,
she'd be better off
dead.
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4/23/2023 bibliogony (noun): the art of producing and publishing books.
A Poem by Tara
Pens & pencils
and magazines, too;
bibliogony,
a revered art form,
- and me and you.
Slowly
it's disappearing
-& we're already gone.
But you'll both
live in my heart
forever
in an ethereal form.
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4/22/2023 mycorrhiza (noun): a symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus with roots of a certain plants.
A Poem By Tara
My goodness,
mycorrhiza,
there's a fungus
among us
I see,
with deep roots
in Shakespeare, Joyce,
and Flannery O'Connor
-who wouldn't want
to be included
in this rare
earth
festivity!
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4/21/2023 Radiant: (noun): The point in the heavens from which a shower of meteors appears to radiate.
A poem by Tara
I do not see a radiant
today
- ojalá-!
Instead,
there is Kakia,
goddess of
all things untrue,
- rewarded -
Oh, mon dieu!
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4/20/2023 rort (noun): a roudy, usually drunken party.
A poem by Tara
"It's not time for a rort,"
he did retort
but festivities were already
underway.
"Don't give me that blarney.
We're here in Killarney,"
she said in a manner quite fey.
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4/19/2023 northpaw (adverb): with or for the right hand; right handedly.
A Poem by Tara
I'm going to mix it up
and throw northpaw instead.
My left hand is tired
and my brain is like lead.
Today was a doozy
surprises at every bend,
but I made it through
with nothing to mend.
4/18/2023 Chrestomathy (noun): a collection of selected literary passages, often by one author and especially from a foreign language.
A Poem By Tara
I should like this word,
chrestomathy,
it's literary,
and swirls on the tongue,
but not today
-it's tripping
& not very fun.
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4/17/2023 Jacal (noun): a hut with a thatched roof and walls consisting of stakes driven into the ground.
A Poem By Tara
I'd like to be
as sturdy as the jacal
in that Peruvian village
providing comfort
and strength,
a place to rest
and break bread.
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4/16/2023 sui juris (adj): capable of managing one's affairs or assuming legal responsibility.
A Poem by Tara
I give you the power
of sui juris
I can no longer
climb the attic stairs
nor fly across the pond
& I cannot remember yesterday
But I do recall
the first day of spring
hyacinths abloom
and my first bicycle
a blue Scwhinn
six years old
infinity
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4/15/2023 Farouche (adj): sullenly unsociable or shy.
A poem by Tara
I am farouche today
thoughts
brittle
unkempt
like my house
of sand
quick
rendered immobile
Sometimes
exaggerated sunshine
blinds
and
darkness
is brighter
and lighter
the deeper
you go.
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April 14, 2023 Aurora (noun): a radian emission from the upper atmosphere that occurs sporadically over the middle and high latitudes of both hemispheres in the form of luminous bands, streamers, or the like
A Poem by Tara
Her smile
reminds Him
of a beatific aurora
luminous and large
melting gently
into the fading light
love
where softness envelops
& deep longings are met
with angelic choirs
ofa new dawn
a new way
she quietly prays
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April 13, 2023 Quadrivial (adjective): having four ways or roads meeting in a point.
A Poem By Tara
Our relationship
was like a quadrivial intersection
vying for attention
Your mother
my sister
your ego
my soul
But we were young
and even had
they interwoven,
symmetry complete,
you were headed
another way
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April 12, 2023 Cakeage (noun): a fee charged by a restaurant for serving an outside cake.
A Poem By Tara
Goodness gracious
there's a cakeage here!
We all want to celebrate your birthday
-still, $50 dear?
Tuscan villas,
the George V
and Moët MXIII
-bien sûr!
But reaching 52
after 25 hard years
- my head, how it does whir.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2023
somatopsychic
[ suh-mat-uh-sahy-kik ] SHOW IPA
adjective
of or relating to the effects of the body on the mind.
A poem by Tara
It’s a somatopsychic case
of the dangerous kind
too many upside-down thoughts
scrambling his mind
caused by the pain
-the ulcer, the grout-
‘there’s absolutely nothing to do
but scream and shout.
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4/10/2023 Consanguineous (adjective): having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.
A Poem By Tara
An ocean apart
centuries in between
but there's no doubt
we're consanguineous beings;
a tilt of the head
a passion for the word,
in awe of the mystery
a thirst to be heard.
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4/9/2023 Bloviate (verb): to speak pompously
A poem by Tara on Easter
Please don't bloviate, I pray,
not on this very holy day.
Love, compassion, joy - a rebirth.
Great Spirit ascends the earth.
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4/8/2023
Bahuvrihi (noun): a compound noun or adjective in which the first word describes the object or person denoted by the second:
A Poem By Tara
"Having much rice"
it literally means
Sanskrit origin
I'm spilling the beans
but not a secret
it's words, words, words
oh this poem,
a pile of turds, turds, turds
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4/7/2023 POLYPED (noun): a being or object having many legs
Polyped
A poem by Tara
I’d love to be a polyped
Two’s just not enough
I’d swim so fast and spin around
Even if it’s rough
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4/6/2023
Pwn (verb): to totally defeat or dominate especially in a video game.
A POEM BY TARA
Pwn:
kinda sexy,
not sure,
depends who,
alpha
-not sans heart-
& muy guapo too.
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April 5, 2023, Word of the Day: haroseth
noun [khah-raw-set]
a mixture of chopped nuts and apples, wine, and spices that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
HAROSETH
a poem by Tara
How sacred
the haroseth
-just a holiday dish you say?
For too many years
it was a luxury
at a time
when no one was
allowed to pray.
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4.4.2023 Appassionato (adjective): impassioned; with passion or strong feelings
A poem by Tara
I like this word
appassionato -
it's the City of Light,
Love
and losing yourself
down ancient cobblestone streets.
It dazzles
and stuns
like Manhattan in the springtime,
the Cherry Blossoms abloom.
It's flirty
and textured;
understated yet colorful.
It's soft
and thoughtful
like an unwritten poem.
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4.3.2023 Ignimbrite (noun): a fine-grained volcanic rock
A Poem by Tara
They say the answers
are written in the stars
but maybe they're grounded
swallowed up by the earth
or on top
in the ignimbrite
ready to erupt.
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April 2, 2023, Word of the Day: Czardas (noun): a Hungarian national dance in two movements, one slow and the other fast.
CZARDAS
a poem by Tara
I don’t feel much like doing the Czardas
now
it’s sleepy
Sunday
& my skirt is tired
the dance is fast
& my legs are slow1
but keep the beat
and get in flow
because tomorrow
the Czardas
I-you-will show.
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April 1, 2023 Word of the Day: Nincompoop (noun): fool
NINCOMPOOP
a poem by Tara
Don’t be such a nincompoop
this plan will never work.
the plane is grounded
the DJ’s gone
and no, you cannot twerk
jerk.
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3/31/2023 hypnopompic (adjective): of or relating to the semiconscious state prior to complete wakefulness.
hypnopompic
a poem by Tara
She didn’t want to emerge
from her hypnopompic state,
a safe cocoon
of slayed dragons
and warm rhubarb pie,
of freshly cut grass
wildly grown,
of woods
knee-deep in fresh snow,
of crisp air,
a stag with his doe,
of a good book
that puts her to sleep,
of sweet promises
ready for the taking.
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March 30, 2023 Word of the day: Aesculapian (adjective):medical, medicinal
AESCULAPIAN
a poem by Tara
I have a crush
On an Aesculapian man
He heals
And laughs
And wonders at the stars
Whilst sometimes
He falls
Gently
To the earth
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March 29, 2023 Word of the Day: Feirie (adjective): healthy; strong
FEIRIE
A poem by Tara
Inhale
exhale
submerged,
I am feirie,
powerful.
I build stories
and flip
through change
like an afterthought.
I’m impervious
to riptides
and swallowed worlds
where words are hollow
and you can feel the pain.
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3/28/2023 WORD OF THE DAY: SCINTILLA (noun): A minute article; spark; trace
SCINTILLA
A poem by Tara
Please,
Bequeath me
A scintilla
Of your dream;
A mere speck
& it can rumble
Like a tumbleweed
Gaining speed
& rest
Playfully
In a corner
Of my mind
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Monday, March 27, 2023
Macedoine (noun); a mixture of fruits or vegetables, often served as a salad.
My mood
is a macédoine
of apples gone bad
and overripe peaches
a mélange
of unkept promises
and too-far
reaches.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2023
amethyst
[ am-uh-thist ] SHOW IPA
noun
a purple or violet quartz, used as a gem.
AMETHYST
by Tara
Hues of red and purple
royalty indeed.
The amethyst ring,
are riches her creed?
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March 25, 2023: HUMICOLOUS (adjective): of or relating to organisms that live in or on the soil.
HUMICOLOUS
a poem by Tara
He’s a humicolous creature
can’t tell you exactly what kind,
tough, ripped, rough,
in this soil
one never knows what you’ll find.
He loves to dig, prod and till,
I understand -
what may he discover?
A cigarette butt, a ruby ring, a lost mind
simply like no other.
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March 24, 2023: FRUCTIFY (verb) to bear fruit.
FRUCTIFY
a poem by Tara
I hope my soul
bears fruit
Juice squeezed
playfully dripping
residual pulp
an art in itself
Ready to explode
in myriad colors.
Light, love,
a warm summer's day
Yes, indeed,
all is OK.
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March 23, 2023: Aliquot: (Adjective): Forming an exact proper divisor:
ALIQUOT
a poem by Tara
Aliquot parts
of her birthday
include 2, 12 and 27...
how many pushups
before I go to heaven!
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March 22, 2023: Solemnize (verb): To observe or commemorate with rites or ceremonies:
SOLEMNIZE
a poem by Tara
I solemnize this day
a baptism
anew.
Why
my fair friend
is it so far?
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Word of the day 3/21/2023 from Dictionary.com: Deuteranopia: (noun): a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to the color green.
Deuteranopia
A poem by Tara
My deuteranopia keeps me
from seeing your
sweet
green eyes
but I can still
dance
and swim
and do back flips
in them,
inside you
as green
as the
isles
of Éire
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3/20/2023 Word of the Day from Dictionary.com: Hyson: (noun): a Chinese green tea dried and prepared from twisted leaves, especially of the early crop.
Hyson
A poem byTara
Please pass me a cup
of your crisp hyson tea
perfectly twisted
somewhat like thee
I’d love a reading
replete with dew just born
Certainly
nothing scary
where it inevitably
all goes wrong
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March 19, 2023 Word of the day: *Purloin: (Verb) to steal
A Poem by Tara
Her life was purloined
before she was cognizant
voices submerged
percolating up
breeding half-truths
A fool,
she always had faith
waiting patiently,
infinitely
until she broke
down
surrendered
silently
screaming
sadly
wondering
why the angels
took flight
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March 18, 2023 Word of the day: *Quaere: (Verb) to ask, inquire
A Poem by Tara
You quaere me
if I left my poem
at the beach?
It's in the wind
flirting
with the tropical breeze,
wishing
on the waning crescent moon
hoping God
hears my prayer
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March 17, 2023 Word of the day: *Gallnipper: (noun) insects that sting or bite
A Poem by Tara
She's a gallnipper
ready to bite
giving the lad
a lifetime of fright.
So tired of this,
there must be another way
the endless struggle
of another day
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Word of the Day for March 16, 2023: CEILIDH: A party or gathering where dance, song, and storytelling are the usual form of entertainment.
A Poem by Tara
Tomorrow is the ceilidh
she's going to be named
on parchment
underscored
her destiny
proclaimed
The bard will spin his tale
the priest his
yet it's the dance
lingering
on the cool, damp earth
foretelling;
indeed 'tis
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March 15, 2023 Word of the day: *Bewray: (Verb) to betray
A Poem by Tara
You bewrayed me
i needed a home
then gaslit me
leaving me more
alone
in darkness
you'll never know
like a brokedown
memory
unable to grow
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Word of the Day for March 14, 2023: Pion (noun): a subatomic particle with spherical symmetry and positive, negative, or neutral charge.
PION
a poem by Tara
His mind
is a tapestry
of pions,
charged
fault lines,
charred memories
hacked by
betrayals
laid bare
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March 13, 2023 Word of the Day from Dictionary.com: HUMUHUMUNUKUNUKUKUAPUAA: either of two triggerfishes of Indo-Pacific coral reefs.
HUMUHUMUNUKUNUKUKUAPUAA
a poem by Tara
(note: had some fun with this one!)
Humuhumunukunukuapuaa Humuhumunukunukuapuaa
Triggerfishes indo-pacificy coral reefs my Shagri-La
Humuhumunukunukuapuaa
Only in Hawaii don’t tell Towley or he smokin’ stardust ‘rest of time
Humuhumunukunukuapuaa Tell me a riddle not so little don’t be brittle fa la la
Catch me an island Pineapple Palm Tree throwin’ a frisbee play a ukelele blah blah blah
Humuhumunukunukuapuaa
That’s my story it’s top borey - but fun for this gal ha ha ha!
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March 12, 2023 Word of the day Dictionary.com: Abat-jour: a device, as a skylight, for allowing light into a building
ABAT-JOUR
a poem by Tara
Light filters through the abat-jour
like a lazy Sunday
warm
in her cozy chambre de bonne
in the 16th arrondissement.
Paris slumbers quietly,
eaves rustling,
& she remembers
to forget
was it only yesterday
life’s infinite promise?
“Don’t overreach,” her dream whispered
affirming every lie
she knew to be true
about herself.
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March 11, 2023 Word of the Day from Dictionary.com: Zabuton: A large, flat cushion used in Japan for sitting or kneeling on the floor.
Zabuton a poem by Tara
(Note: I had fun with this one!)
Pass me the Zabuton nurse
I need to sit on my -
ask
me no more questions,
it’s a serious case
of the funnies
imprinted
all over
his brain
-a cavernous plot
ever thickening –
synapses
short circuiting
and
neurotransmitters
gone mad
Indeed, a deadly serious case
of the blues
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MARCH 10, 2023 Word of the day from Dictionary.com: "Io" - A large volcanically active moon of the planet Jupiter.
io a poem by Tara
A fortress ready to explode like me and the dawn circling the earth
rotating on its axis hurtling through space
You question me constantly I am tired of the tears, regrets
Silence on steroids io reaching the stars cascading down
I’d like to be one, a volcanic moon erupting
Maybe I already am
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