November 2, 2008

Beach Notes: Two Words, Many Meanings

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 6:24 am

Beach Notes by Guest Writer Suzie Cheel

This morning as we were leaving the beach I noticed that the Morning  Glory was in flower.


Although this is a creeping vine that is often seen as a weed, I love the color and like to see it flowering on dunes at the beach. Sometimes purple, mauve, periwinkle blue, deep aubergine or white.

I then reflected on the name ” morning glory” and know there are many meanings besides the name of the flower.

  • any of the various twining vines that having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day
  • a band of clouds
  • a sparkler
  • a wind squall  
  • a horse who performs well in the morning but fails to fire in actual races
  • “Morning Glory” is a song by British rock band Oasis    
  • and many more     - Google definitions

Morning Glory reminds me of the beauty of nature, the varying colors, patterns, textures, the contrasts that I experience each day on my beach walk.

How often do you find two words which separately and together have such rich meanings?

Suzie Cheel


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2 Comments to “Beach Notes: Two Words, Many Meanings”

  1. November 2nd, 2008 at 8:23 am
    Jannie said

    Fireblossom.
    Moonshine.
    Windstar.

    Don’t even get me started on these kinds of words. I LOVE them and their poetic power!

  2. November 2nd, 2008 at 2:29 pm
    Suzie Cheel said

    Hi Jannie,

    Thanks for contributing I can see that this could become an interesting series, like Liz’s 225 words:)

    Suzie

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