Bruce Dawe: Poetry Glossary

Bruce Dawe: Poetry Glossary

Memento, homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris.

Latin, "Remember, man, you are dust and to dust will you return"

Bobby Dazzler

a British colloquial term for a person who stands our (or "dazzles"), especially in regards to clothing or looks

economy-size

very large

congestion

traffic jam

unadulterated

clean, spotless

luminous

bright, shining

Number One

colloquial term for putting oneself first, looking out for one's own interests

morticians

people who prepare a dead person for their funeral

halitosis

bad breath

hoarse rasping tendrils

raw scratching twines

foliage

leaves on the ground

paling

a picket fence

curvatures

arc, curve

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