A frog-heartedness in your persiflage
A pittance at your zenith
Doubt lodged unshakable

frog-hearted (adjective)

Lacking passion or emotion; cold-hearted; (also) cowardly.

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Persiflage (noun)

a light, frivolous or flippant style of writing or speaking

such talk or writing

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Pittance (noun)

an inadequate or very small amount, usually money that serves as compensation

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Zenith (noun)

the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer

the highest point reached in the heavens by a celestial body

culminating point : acme

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Through salted showers, contumacious cries,
she exutes fine reason
to a pochade of love

Colloquial (adjective)

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

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Contumacious (adjective)

obstinately resisting authority; insubordinate; disobedient

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Exute (verb)

To strip or deprive of something.

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Pochade (noun)

A rough or hastily executed sketch; a blurred or indistinct picture.

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A murmuration, definitive wings,
Slow laminations of grief,
deportment last to go.

Murmuration (noun)

the act or an instance of murmuring

a large flock of birds, esp. of starlings

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Definitive (adjective)

clearly defined or formulated

of recognized authority or excellence

supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement

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Lamination (noun)

the act or process of arranging into thin layers

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Deportment (noun)

the manner in which one conducts oneself : behavior

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I absconded with life ‘fore it took me
drove from the aegis of work
by caprice born winged time.

grey nomad (noun)

An older person who has adopted a semi-nomadic lifestyle after retirement, usually living and travelling in a camper van, motor home, etc.

Oxford English Dictionary

Abscond (verb)

to depart secretly and hide oneself

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Aegis (noun)

armor plate that protects the chest

sponsorship, control or guidance especially by an individual, group or system

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Caprice (noun)

a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one’s mind or the weather

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The breathe between humblebrag and aplomb
nexus of parallel lines
pointing ever away

Promethean (adjective)

creative or boldly original

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Humblebrag (verb)

To make an ostensibly modest, self-deprecating, or casual statement that is actually intended to draw attention to an achievement, quality, etc., of which one is proud.

Oxford English Dictionary

Aplomb (noun)

imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance

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Nexus (noun)

connection, link

a connected group or series

center, focus

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Parallel (verb)

to be similar or equal to (something)

to happen at the same time as (something) and in a way that is related or connected

to be parallel to (something) : to go or extend in the same direction as (something)

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Sun disperses fogs, precipitates mountains
worries picayune against
heat, water, rock, gods’ breath

Rusticate (verb)

live in the country and lead a rustic life

send to the country

lend a rustic character to; give (stone) a rustic look

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Disperse (verb)

to go or move in different directions : to spread apart

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Precipitate

(verb) to throw headlong; hurl downward

to cause to happen before expected, warranted, needed, or desired; bring on; hasten

to condense (water vapor) and cause to fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, etc.

(adjective) falling steeply, rushing headlong, flowing swiftly, etc.

acting, happening, or done very hastily or rashly; impetuous; headstrong

very sudden, unexpected, or abrupt

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Picayune (adjective)

trifling, small, or of little value

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Luddites I’ve known are software engineers
Not algid code masterminds
but those who’ve bodged before

Luddite (noun)

one of a group of early 19th century English workmen destroying laborsaving machinery as a protest

broadly : one who is opposed to especially technological change

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Algid (adjective)

cold or chilly

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Mastermind (noun)

a person who plans and organizes something

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Bodge (verb)

to make a mess of; botch

to make or adjust in a false or clumsy way

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Underneath inscrutable practiced charm
an ancient gaffe still seeding
depthless ruminating

Inscrutable (adjective)

not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious

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Gaffe (noun)

a social blunder; faux pas

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Ruminate (verb)

reflect deeply on a subject

New York Times

Light sundered into spectacular streaks
each nebulous color whole
etiquette requires wishes

Sunder (verb)

to separate; part; divide; sever

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Spectacular (adjective)

causing wonder and admiration : very impressive

Britannica

Nebulous (adjective)

lacking definite form or limits

lacking definition or definite content

of or relating to or resembling a nebula, an immense cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space

New York Times

Etiquette (noun)

the conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be observed in social or official life

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Debonair ladies are prone to occasional deliquesce.
A slow melting, discreet as an aglet unraveling.
Remember, you must, before the men return, put back on your face

Axiom (noun)

a self-evident truth that requires no proof

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Debonair (adjective)

having a sophisticated charm

having a cheerful, lively and self-confident air

New York Times

Deliquesce (verb)

melt, liquefy, or dissolve, by absorbing moisture from the air

melt away in the process of decay

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Discreet (adjective)

having or showing discernment or good judgment in conduct and especially in speech : prudent

unobtrusive, unnoticeable unpretentious, modest

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Aglet (noun)

a metal tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace

an ornament at the end of a point or other ribbon used to secure a garment

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