“En avant” means “Onward!” Since this is my very first post EVER, I thought I’d start with something spiffy. Like a foreign language.
Ooh la la! J'aime bien le francais
Like a foreign language I actually understand, which is French. It’s my way of encouraging myself to go for it.
If you read my page WHY, you’ll discover that I love words. Even though I don’t really consider myself a poet, there is a music and a magic in words that both inspires me and feeds me.
Here’s something I’ve noticed: when a word sounds delicious, it’s usually because it has some onomatopoeia ( on-a-mat-a-PEE-a) in it. In other words, it sounds like its meaning:
squish
tingle
thud
slippery
plop
People have disagreements over what words have onomatopoeia, so try it out and see what you think. Bulbous. Doesn’t that sound round and maybe a little hard?
Sometimes words alone can inspire ideas for writing. For me, the word creates a picture in my brain and I voyage on from there. Sometimes the inspiring word doesn’t even make it into the final draft! But sometimes the sounds just trip over each other to get out and I end up with something poetic. With me, it’s often pretty silly, but it doesn’t have to be. Here’s one I did called “Ooey-Gooey.”
So here’s my challenge: list out some words you love to say. Pick a few — pick them all! And create a little story or poem.
Tell me how your adventure with words goes. I want to know!