Sunday, February 13, 2011

Gloat v. the act of gloating

I
really
don't often gloat
  • Add star gloat Verb /glōt/
    • gloated past participle; gloating present participle; gloated past tense; gloats 3rd person singular present
    • Contemplate or dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure
      • his enemies gloated over his death
  • Add star gloat Noun /glōt/
    • gloats plural
    • An act of gloating
but,
well,
this picture is
looking out
of our
bedroom window
this morning
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I mean,
it is
about
72 degrees,
a gentle breeze blowing in from the coast
the sky is blue
bees are buzzing
the earth is warm
and the trees are all blossoming

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I mean,
I
am not
gloating, really...
am I?

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It is,
indeed,
NOT
with
"malignant pleasure"
that I
took
these
pictures of our first freesia
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Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise!
~Wallace Stevens

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