Today’s buzz-buzz Best Word Ever is schwärmerei: excessive sentiment.
An over-the-top noun, from German Schwärmerei, from schwärmen, “to be enthusiastic,” literally, “to swarm.” First known use: 1845.
At the sight of all those May flowers, Billy Bee was overcome with spring schwärmerei:
Time to make the honey, honey!
Now THAT’s a word
I never heard!
And I do find it
most absurd
that such a word
had not occurred
to such a wordy nerd!
hehehe…I just had to write that
to me before
…minuse the “to me before”…that wasn’t supposed to stay there! lol
minus, not minuse lol Man, do I need sleep!
Have mercy!
Hey, Felicia
Listen…I HAD to make up for all the blog posts I’ve missed! lol
Hey Donna – I really like your poem, especially the last line. Love you Felicia.
I’m glad you liked it, Rosalie
As soon as I hear a rhyme (word/heard), it sparks more! 