Poems from my Merriam-Webster Word of the Day project. For more information, look here.
cahoot : informal : PARTNERSHIP, LEAGUE —usually used in plural —usually used in phrase like in cahoots to describe people or groups working together or making plans together in secret
sun in cahoots with
her green thumb and good soil plus
just the right amount
of rain then one day – surprise!
it’s sun into sunflowers!
tanka 404 : 3/8/23
nurture : to further the development of : FOSTER
Balcony garden
Rain Sun Nurture Seeds in pots
Vines twine the railings
haiku 1078 : 2/25/23
imbue : to permeate or influence as if by dyeing
Our visitor smiles.
Her perfume imbues the room
with the scent of rain.
haiku 1059 : 12/11/22
Attributions:
“Cahoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cahoot. Accessed 8 Mar. 2023.
“Nurture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nurture. Accessed 25 Feb. 2023.
“Imbue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imbue. Accessed 11 Dec. 2022.
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Imbue is such a sensuous word. (K)
I especially like the way it is spelled, with the bue at the end.
All three poems are very evocative. I do admire people who have an ability to nurture plants.
Thank you. I don’t kill plants but they don’t thrive for me any more than usual. People who have green thumbs, what a good thing they do for the rest of us!
Delightful!!
Thank you!