Sunday, December 16, 2012

Dreich

R.A.D. Stainforth's lovely read...he knows how to pronounce it...

 It starts small and slim,
Hard as diamonds ―

The irresistible urge swells
Until it softens amoebic,
Wobbles together,

Turns its mind to pleasure,
Hell-bent on growing
Plump with desire.

It streams the windshield,
Before the wipers beat
It to the finish,

With the breathed-on speed
Of a shooting star.


tk/December 2012

 dreich:  a combination of dull, overcast, drizzly, cold, misty and miserable weather

photo by Andy Magee
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41 comments:

  1. UnknownSun Dec 16, 08:58:00 AM

    Make me a windshield of your dreich

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  2. UnknownSun Dec 16, 08:59:00 AM

    Make me a windshield of your dreich

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  3. annell4Sun Dec 16, 09:53:00 AM

    A wonderful piece all about a word I did not know.

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  4. AnonymousSun Dec 16, 10:39:00 AM

    i love it...yes that describes our weather here too... though it is quite warm this morning

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  5. KaySun Dec 16, 11:22:00 AM

    took me back to rainy scottish days on the farm...xx

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  6. JinksySun Dec 16, 11:37:00 AM

    I still enjoy watching raindrops race each other down window panes... Thanks for this reminder. :)

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  7. UnspokenSun Dec 16, 11:43:00 AM

    Sensual lesson in meteorology. Had my professor taught us like this, I'd have enjoyed the course much more!

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  8. AnonymousSun Dec 16, 12:10:00 PM

    gorgeous, the sensuality of rain and a subtle intelligence.

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  9. RebeccaSun Dec 16, 02:47:00 PM

    beautiful

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  10. Irish GumboSun Dec 16, 02:53:00 PM

    Lovely biography of raindrops, and may I offer my heartfelt joy upon the use of the word 'dreich'!

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  11. jasmine calyxSun Dec 16, 03:37:00 PM

    You blow my mind every time, Tess. You are an amazing poet. Love the opening, especially:

    "It starts small and slim,
    Hard as diamonds ―
    The irresistible urge swells
    Until it softens amoebic"

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  12. Other MarySun Dec 16, 03:39:00 PM

    You remind me of why I love miserable weather so much. What a great write.

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  13. HelenSun Dec 16, 04:42:00 PM

    ... I feel like dancing in the rain. Lovely poetry.

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  14. GailSun Dec 16, 05:10:00 PM

    The weather is much on our minds. I wonder, Do you find the picture first or the words?

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  15. BerowneSun Dec 16, 06:20:00 PM

    Fine writing, but I thought dreich was Hitler's dream land. :-)

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  16. Kathe W.Sun Dec 16, 06:44:00 PM

    our "dreich" is more like blowing 50mph sideways snow...is there a word for that? A very sexy take on such grisly weather....cheers Tess -

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  17. izzySun Dec 16, 08:06:00 PM

    Urges hard as diamonds- hmmm Ill have to ruminate on that one :)

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  18. SilverGardeniaMon Dec 17, 12:19:00 AM

    Lovely imagery, I especially like your last stanza.

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  19. Doctor FTSEMon Dec 17, 02:08:00 AM

    Very subtle imagery. Do you get "dreich" in Central Ohio? We don't get much else . . .

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  20. kelvin s.m.Mon Dec 17, 07:34:00 AM

    ...def writing Tess... your words, be it in rough or light subject, are just so smooth to read... sad - was the impact of this image to me so i wrote something gloomy in response to this... smiles...

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  21. LynMon Dec 17, 08:21:00 AM

    Sort of like today...and sounds much like "dreck"..yeah, I know...
    "plump with desire", good as always...
    Happy days ahead for you and yours.

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  22. kaykualaMon Dec 17, 09:38:00 AM

    Drats, it's a drab weather but lovely take Tess!

    Hank

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  23. UnknownMon Dec 17, 01:43:00 PM

    My goodness, this whole poem is a double entendre! Reading to both meanings, it is spot on.

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  24. Silent Otto Mon Dec 17, 11:19:00 PM

    Wow Tess , going drivng for you sounds fun !, beautifully embroidered word quilt , merry xmas !, though its mid summer down here , im confused and always have been

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  25. hyperCRYPTICalTue Dec 18, 03:30:00 AM

    Lovely stuff and much can be read into it...

    Anna :o]

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  26. LydiaTue Dec 18, 05:34:00 AM

    Those final two lines knocked me out (the rest had already taken my breath away). Wonderful.

    Happy Holidays to you, Tess.

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  27. vandana sharmaTue Dec 18, 06:13:00 AM

    lovely..:)

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  28. MarchelineTue Dec 18, 09:12:00 AM

    Any chance R.A.D. might do one of these readings in his knickers? I mean, we've already seen his cigarette...

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  29. Carrie Van HornTue Dec 18, 09:49:00 AM

    I always learn great new words here Tess! I will never look at rain on the windshield quite that same! :-)

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  30. The BugTue Dec 18, 02:57:00 PM

    I think I'll be paying more attention to my windshield than to the road the next time it rains :)

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  31. Dave KingWed Dec 19, 04:35:00 AM

    Not just a delightful verse, but a new word as well! My day is made!

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  32. Chris LawrenceThu Dec 20, 12:57:00 AM

    The imagery and layers make for an almost sensual write, wonderful

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  33. Relyn LawsonThu Dec 20, 05:51:00 PM

    I've been missing my blog-hopping habit and I wanted to stop by and say, "Hello, friend. Merry Christmas."

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  34. dogimoSat Dec 22, 03:37:00 AM

    First, the piece dashes headlong on coldly sensuous paths of least resistance until we realize with a pinch (from some occult hand) just how distracted we have been, all the wet days of our lives, by the liquid, teeming improv artists trouping across all corners of our eyes as we drive.

    Second, at some point this man should do the books on tape for the official Oxford English.

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    1. Tess KincaidWed Dec 26, 12:57:00 PM

      I wholeheartedly agree on your second statement...

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  35. dogimoSat Dec 22, 03:43:00 AM

    Say, hm.

    The prior comment, I should note, is more of a cumulative read. First impression was much more tentative and slow-to-pool. It built up into streams of repeated exposure.

    I only mention because my comment gives too much an impression of deluge, and that's not really warranted from within the text.

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  36. tonyMon Dec 24, 04:21:00 PM

    Tess,Bestest Wishes For Christmas X

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  37. MarchelineTue Dec 25, 06:27:00 AM

    MERRY CHRISTMAS TESS!!!

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  38. ninotazizTue Dec 25, 11:46:00 AM

    Merry Christmas Tess! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year...

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  39. Tess KincaidWed Dec 26, 12:57:00 PM

    Merry Christmas, dear friends...best wishes for a lovely 2013...(!)

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  40. LolamouseWed Dec 26, 08:53:00 PM

    Great word! That's what describes it here today.

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