Chatoyant

You left a pale green marble in the bowl on my night stand. From the corner of my eye, it flashes in the dark, but only when I remember the way you taste.

 

Write On Edge: Red-Writing-HoodAccording to Dr. Beard, two of the most beautiful words in the English language are chatoyant (like a cat’s eye) and ailurophile (a cat lover). T.S. Eliot, in his wonderful Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, used another of Dr. Beard’s favorite words, ineffable, to describe the secret name of a cat.

Write on Edge gave us 500 words, but I only used 32.

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11 Responses to Chatoyant

  1. Only when I remember the way you taste.. Those memories will get you every time.

    ‘LIKE ‘ :-)

  2. A woman of few words, you must be popular with the guys, they always think we say too much. Well done, Cameron.

  3. I like the intimacy of this. Great stuff!

  4. That pale green marble is flashing in my mind’s eye; great images and great punch in so few words!

  5. short yet sweet… and mysterious! i like it.. thanks for sharing :)

  6. Oooh… invoking the senses in so few words!

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