Do you admire the apiary?
They don't get any props from me.
All credit must go to the bee,
the miracle's melliturgy.
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Author Notes
Today's word: melliturgy (n.) the production of honey by bees.
Many readers will possibly know that apiarists are bee-keepers, who in a sense, produce honey. However, it is the insects, of course, that do all the clever work, and I believe melliturgy refers specifically to the production by the bee. The root is the same as for mellifluous, which means "pleasantly smooth, like honey".
My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.
Thanks for reading.
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