The Squirrel

Rod M. (Canada)
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  1. scamper
    run or move about quickly or lightly
    A little squirrel ran up to me, stopped, sat up, cocked his head,eyed me a minute and scampered away.Nothing could exceed the exquisiteness of his motion.
  2. millstone
    one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
    He alone breaks the heart of the present between the upper and the nether millstones of the future and the past.
  3. shimmer
    shine with a weak or fitful light
    There I sat under the trees beside a fountain and saw the dawn shimmer.
  4. nether
    lower
    He alone breaks the heart of the present between the upper and the nether millstones of the future and the past.
  5. smite
    inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
    And yet,I reflected, smitten by the plague of thought, to what purpose is all this workmanship?
  6. throb
    pulsate or pound with abnormal force
    Some day, doubtless, to fall a prey to a cruel enemy,somewhere at last to lie and decay and give back throbbing heart to the rust of the earth and the gasses of the air.
  7. smitten
    affected by something overwhelming
    And yet,I reflected, smitten by the plague of thought, to what purpose is all this workmanship?
  8. arched
    forming or resembling a curved construction
    Arched back and flowing tail were perfect curves.
  9. masterpiece
    the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
    What a bundle of finely wrought nerves and muscles,what a little masterpiece of life from the hand of the most skilled of all artists, Nature!
  10. pang
    a sudden sharp feeling
    He never feels it till he meets it, and the pang is not long.
  11. sink
    fall or descend to a lower place or level
    If the soul could only let itself sink into the perfect beauty and health and gladness of the present, it would taste the bliss of Nature's children.
  12. withal
    together with this
    Beasts and birds, flowers and pretty girls, all this living jewelry, Nature wears but a day or so, and then throws it back into her laboratory to make new joy-things to deck herself withal.
  13. garment
    an article of clothing
    But as a habit of life, as an exercise for the better part of every day, let us sink into the wonder and beauty of what is, and not wear forever the suffocating garments of what was and what will be.
  14. bliss
    a state of extreme happiness
    If the soul could only let itself sink into the perfect beauty and health and gladness of the present, it would taste the bliss of Nature's children.
  15. decay
    the organic phenomenon of rotting
    Some day, doubtless, to fall a prey to a cruel enemy,somewhere at last to lie and decay and give back throbbing heart to the rust of the earth and the gasses of the air.
  16. bundle
    a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
    What a bundle of finely wrought nerves and muscles,what a little masterpiece of life from the hand of the most skilled of all artists, Nature!
  17. prey
    animal hunted or caught for food
    Some day, doubtless, to fall a prey to a cruel enemy,somewhere at last to lie and decay and give back throbbing heart to the rust of the earth and the gasses of the air.
  18. beast
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
    Beasts and birds, flowers and pretty girls, all this living jewelry, Nature wears but a day or so, and then throws it back into her laboratory to make new joy-things to deck herself withal.
  19. burden
    weight to be carried or borne
    And when occasion requires let us take up the burden of this tragedy.
  20. dawn
    the first light of day
    There I sat under the trees beside a fountain and saw the dawn shimmer.
Created on Wed Aug 14 09:13:38 EDT 2013

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