embrangle
Penny Fuller’s Part E: The A-Z of Unusual Words
Embrangle: to perplex or confuse
Despite being a new word to me, I love the look, sound and meaning of it. The arrangement of letters remind me of a long, tangled dog’s leash; it’s pronunciation is almost onomatopoeic and the meaning resonates strongly.
Our family regularly spouts song lyrics applicable to the situation we find ourselves in. A favourite of my husband’s is “Been dazed and confused for so long”, the first line of Led Zeppelin‘s song Dazed and Confused.
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Embrangle
We’re like
two peas
in a pod
Me
and
my dog.
At times
we are smart…
Until
lightning
zaps us
like a dart.
He ambles amicably along
accompanied by a chorus of birdsong
then
screeches
to a jolting halt…
Clueless as to what’s at fault.
Statue still…
stranded
helpless
until…
Patient hands
detangle
his lead
set him free to
tackle
the next hill.
*
Life’s
a struggle…
daily
my phone
eludes me
Red on red
hiding in
plain sight…
how can it be?
*
Delicious Anzac biscuits
baked
without oats
accidentally!
*
Doing sums in my head…
much safer to be dead!
Heart
tap dances
head
spins
like a top…
Is this reality?
Wherever
will it stop?
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Comments (10)
I really love how embrangle sounds in my brain. Its got a brassy sound to it
Fabulous!!! Loving it!!!
Great job! And curious challenge!
Haha!! Love all the instances of embranglement that you included in this! And laughed at “ Doing sums in my head… much safer to be dead!” Fabulous work, Angie!
Hahaha love the dog anecdote and describing the word as a tangled dogleash was so interesting :)
Oooo, that's a really nice word. It rhymes word strangle hehehehehe. Loved your poem!
Anzac biscuits. Mmm...Loved this embrangling, Angie!
I loved this! So you...even down to the red on red and the fur baby.
Your poem does perplex in lovely haphazard sort of way. Kind of life. Embrangle is a fascinating word to play with for sure! PS. you can't go wrong quoting Led Zeppelin!
And life’s a constant embrangle, which your poem captures well!