Another F word

Let us return to anchor ice.
"Anchor ice in rivers tends to be composed of...
small flocculent masses."
Flocculent?
What the f?
Definition: having or resembling tufts of wool.
Work THAT into a sentence.

A.H. 12-7-13

Word Challenge

I can spot
the seldom used words
in my vocabulary closet
by their level of dust.
Frustrated, frequently used,
has no dust
but flounced
and flummoxed
are plenty dusty.

What words
in your closet
need an airing?

Don't fret
about this challenge,
frolic instead!

A.H.    12-6-13
Obviously I was fixated on the F shelf.

Anchor Ice

World Meteorological Organization definition of anchor ice: submerged ice attached or anchored to the bottom, irrespective of the nature of its formation.

Unofficial emotional definition of anchor ice: buried feelings attached or anchored to sunken relationships,  irrespective of the nature of their formation.

A.H. 12-5-13

Frosty Frisbees

This afternoon,
thrown from the sky,
the biggest snowflakes
I've ever seen,
frosty frisbees.

A.H. 12-4-13

Freezing Fog Advisory

After work,
radio warns of
freezing fog.
Oh no,
my brain has
felt like freezing fog
all day
and now
the internal
will manifest
externally.

A.H.

Parhelion*

During this day
of shrunken light
and bitter air,
a shard of color
cut the sky.

*scientific name for sun dog or sundog

A.H.

Seasonal Alaska Diary  12/1/13

Today, in the dark
I thought of the gingko leaves
and my heart brightened.

A.H.