Come, My Non-English Friends! Let Us Together Climb Up The English Himalayas, Part 2
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Absolution: Forgiveness
Absolution: forgiveness.
Absolution.
Amity: Friendship
Amity: friendship.
Colossal: Huge
Colossal: huge,
Colossal.
Fortitude: Strength
Fortitude: strength.
Immaculate: Spotless
Immaculate: spotless,
Immaculate.
Indolent: Lazy
Indolent: lazy.
Indolent.
Ineffable: Unspeakable
Ineffable: unspeakable,
Ineffable.
Infallible: Unerring
Infallible: unerring.
Infallible.
Mendacity: Falsehood
Mendacity: falsehood.
Mendacity.
Mendicant: Beggar
Mendicant: beggar.
Mendicant.
Obdurate: Stubborn
Obdurate: stubborn,
Obdurate.
Opulent: Rich
Opulent: rich,
Opulent.
Foment: Arouse
Foment: arouse.
Covert: Secret
Covert: secret.
Crass: Unrefined
Crass: unrefined.
Dissenter
Dissenter:
One who disagrees.
Moribund: Dying
Moribund: dying.
Oracular: Prophetic
Oracular: prophetic.
Skittish: Nervous
Skittish: nervous.
Benediction: Blessing
Benediction: blessing.
Benediction.
Pristine: Original
Pristine: original,
Pristine.
Retrograde: Going Backward
Retrograde: going backward.
Terminus: Boundary
Terminus: boundary.
Terminus.
Valedictory: Farewell
Valedictory: farewell, farewell.
My soul’s valedictory message-smile to Heaven
Was too short.
My heart’s valedictory message-cry to earth
Will be too long.
Veracity: Truth
Veracity: truth.
Veracity.
Vilify: Slander
Vilify: slander.
A oneness-heart will never vilify
Others’ name and fame
Mountain-achievements.
Volition: Choice
Volition: choice.
My present self-surrender-light
Is of my own volition.
Vying: Contending
Vying: contending.
I am not vying with any God-seeker
For God’s extra Compassion-Light.
Wane: Fade
Wane, wane: fade, fade.
Have a purity-breath.
If not, your aspiration-heart
Will wane.
Wary: Cautious
Wary, wary: cautious, cautious.
Be wary.
Your doubting mind can blight
Your loving faith.
Welkin: Sky
Welkin: sky.
Live in your heart-welkin to be ever happy.
Welter: Wallow
Welter: wallow.
How long will you welter in ignorance-mire?
Whit: Smallest Fragment
Whit, whit: smallest fragment.
You do not have a whit of love;
How can God cherish you?
Winsome: Agreeable
Winsome, winsome:
Agreeable, agreeable.
Because you are winsome,
The world within
And the world without
Are all for you.
Wizen: Wither
Wizen, wizen: wither, wither.
Doubt-heat wizens devotion-plants.
Wont: Regular Habit
Wont, wont: regular habit.
As is my wont,
I sing God-Songs
Every morning and every evening.
Wreak: Inflict
Wreak: inflict.
I am a purity-heart.
Wreak not your wild anger on me.
Xenophile: Fondness for the Foreign Life
Xenophile, xenophile:
Fondness for the foreign life.
I love all climes as my very own.
I am more than a xenophile.
Zenith: Highest Point
Zenith, zenith: highest point.
When my heart-sun is at its zenith,
My Lord tells me I am another God.
Zephyr: Gentle Breeze
Zephyr, zephyr: gentle breeze, gentle breeze.
Zephyrs are blowing.
My heart is all inspiration.
My boat is reaching the Golden Shore.