Eclipsing into evanescence
Clips ending in less than varec,
Lips exhausted, with odor fec’l,
Ipse dixit memet ec-li
Pseudo,
Stinking.
Eclipsed.
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Varec—seaweed; the calcined ashes of coarse seaweeds used for the manufacture of iodine, potash, and formerly soda
Ipse dixit—(Latin for “he said it himself) an assertion without proof.
Memet—(Latin) myself.
Ec-: a variant of ex- before a consonant, meaning out of, away from, or eccentric.
Li—(neo-Confucian Chinese philosophy) refers to the underlying reason and order of nature as reflected in its organic forms (Li (neo-Confucianism) - Wikipedia)
About the Creator
Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock
Retired Ordained Elder in The United Methodist Church having served for a total of 30 years in Missouri, South Dakota & Kansas.
Born in Watertown, SD on 9/26/1959. Married to Sandra Jellison-Knock on 1/24/1986. One son, Keenan, deceased.
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Comments (12)
I don't speak Latin or Chinese, but this reads like French romance. Hiya, having fun somewhere i hope.
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Wow, sir - this was so creative
Oh wow, this certainly was very profound. Loved your Acrostic!
This is awesome. Feel like I'm getting an education her.
Great acrostic
Very clever, Randy.
This was deep, I learn something new
Awesome and mysterious my friend. Nice to see you back.
Oh, why does this feel so self-hating, Randy? So sad, too? (This bit, in particular: "Ipse dixit memet ec-li," if I'm interpreting it correctly to be along the lines of, "He said it himself, myself outside of nature's/the natural order"). I hope you are well, my friend. I find your verses here to be quite incredibly erudite and deeply-set. I admire your mind.
Rather well done, sir. Ipse dixit? Doubtful...
So Ipse dixit memet ec-li essentially means "he said it without reason or justification? I get an education just reading your work. Exceptionally imagined and executed poem, Randy!