Friday, February 27, 2009

Slipsliding Away

...that would be time.
How did Friday arrive without a post between Tuesday and Thursday? I honestly feel as if I've lost three days. To "S."

slip
synecdoche
sycophant
snowplow
snow
sleep
slippery
stone
sophomoric
sensibility
sensible
sestina
socratic
sentry
seep
steep
steel
starling
star
... I wonder whether these lists accrue rhythm, or tone? Do they develop a cadence or rhyme scheme? Should they? Could that be a goal?
swelter
sweep
swoop
semolina
soar
sap
sage
sag
saga
saint
soul
separate
seventeen
sentence
sixteen
surreptitious
serpentine
sale
sales
salesman/salesmen
salsa
semifreddo
snowcone
sarcasm
sarcastic
sarcophogous
saracen
... another fantasy novel staple, and historical I believe.
staple
sartorial
splendor (and... "sartorial splendor")
sugar
sweets
somewhere
solace
solitude
sorrow
savor
.... 57 at first try. Thank you, "S." And I will attempt not to lose any of the weeks in March.

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