Solid Potato Salad
Now here’s something many of you will never have come across, I guarantee it. Yes, it is a video and …
Category Archives: Words and wonders from the world
Never Mind The
Bollocks Usage of the word bollocks – 14th Century (Origin of bollock – Middle English ballok from Old English beallucas …
The Cock-a-hoop Ghost
The cock-a-hoop ghost I can’t get WP to reblog this, so I’m pasting it and recommending a visit to …
Let There be Light
I thought some light might be in order for everyone at present. These beautiful stop-frame photographs are by the artist …
Sometimes I feel it is my fate to chase you screaming up a tower
(I’m late so far as the theme, I know, sue me (if you can find me)).This poem made me laugh …
Furry Fright
‘Don’t tell me the spoon is smiling; Show me the hint of fright on a woken moustache.’ Composed by E. …
Devouring Diction
English Flavors by Laure-Anne Bosselaar I love to lick English the way I licked the hard round licorice sticks the …
The Scullery Maid
Superb poetry from Mike Steeden here; my reblogs always beggar up so I’m pasting it along with the linkage to …
Illuminating souls across the aether
Cemeteries are high on Esme’s list of favourite places to visit (along with The Transgalactic Dutch Pancake House – each …
The Name Game
Names are powerful, they create a subliminal image to the characters in books, poetry and lyrics, one added to the …
Blushing Orphan Porcelain
Here is one of Esme’s teapots, a quirky joy of a type named ‘Blushware’ produced by a company called Burslem, …
Illuminate Me.
*Attributed to Anton Chekhov – http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/07/30/moon-glint/
Cattaglotism
The Cloud Concise Dictionary of Sparkling and Strange Words presents; Cattaglotism. Pronunciation: kætəˈɡlɒtɪz(ə)m (apparently) Definition: 1. To kiss warmly with …
Before you, The sun and the moon were paper-thin plates
You can feel the teeth of this one. Enjoy. Rime Riche – Monica Ferrell You need me like ice needs …
From the Aether (or some such country) – A Wondrous Surprise.
A gift arrived upon the Cloud, shortly afore Christmas, out of the blue, that lightened said blue to a shining …
The Joy of Curvature
A Celebration of Curves and Bounce For those of you new to The Cloud here’s a taste of what to …
Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll
All hail the year as it stands, sits or lounges depending upon it’s ever altering moods. And to celebrate that …
When Galaxies Collide
The Antennae Galaxies in Collision. Here.
Guess the Mug
Esme spied this fellow in an online auction and found him to look so similar to one of her WP …
Meddle Ye Not
However Medlar away to your heart’s content. I speak of the fruit – Medlars – Mespilus germanica – from The Medlar …
Wonderful Electric
Dance time. Goldfrapp – ” Strict machine “ from Zack Jack on Vimeo.
The Moral of the Tail . . . Don’t Vex a Poet My Dear (Filth invovled)
Is it fair to judge a poet’s nature from their verses alone? Gaius Valerius Catullus (c.84 BC–c.54 BC) thought not, …
The Road to Independence – Swarndeep Gill
For Victoria over at Victoria Neuronotes. Sometimes our paths leave us mired in dark places, and we cannot navigate our …
