As of late I have found quite a bit of idle time on my hand when I am not reading articles from applied ecology to ornithology for my ecology and biodiversity coursework. With the onset of November, I made the resolution to spend fifteen minutes per day on facebook!!! Being a fulltime university student, facebook has been the ultimate choice to relax and broaden your horizons after a never ending day of lectures. However, I am glad that I chose not to deactivate my facebook account, since it would give me the urge to have a peep at by inbox to check the notifications from facebook every few hours.
After reading blogs by my uncle and friends, I decided to create my own blog. Creating a display name was the easiest part as I always use the word “lullaby” as a display name on msn. This (lullaby) gave me the perfect idea for my very first post on my brand new blog: D. For me the word “lullaby” is the most beautiful word in the English language. I recall that day in high school when my English Literature teacher asked to come up with words that I would most like to use in a poem, the first word I came up with was “lullaby”.
I like the word because of the power it has over the human being regardless of the age and nationality. Every mother must have sung that lullaby in that soothing voice to lull her baby to sleep. It is part of the human culture and it will remain so in ages to come. Here is a list of the fifteen most beautiful words in the English Language to me .
1) Lullaby : a quiet song intended to put a child to sleep
2) Melody: the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes
3) Ripple: a small wave on the surface of water
4) Rhapsody: a beautiful free-flowing musical piece
5) Whisper: speaking softly
6) Azure: a light shade of blue (reminds me of the Maldivian sky on a sunny day)
7) Blossom: the time of flowering
8) Serendipity: the art of finding something by looking for something else (this has happened to me quite a few times)
9) Tranquility: a state of peace and quiet
10) Smile: facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure (keep on smiling is one of my favorite phrases)
11) Love: a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
12) Cute: attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness (looking for a proper definition was difficult, don’t you think that is way too cute?)
13) Fragile: delicate, easy to break (this has been a word I use many time, Maldivian fragile environment :D)
14) Miss: feel or suffer from the lack of (someone), (I think this is a very powerful word, easy to express and used daily by millions of people)
15) Cozy: having a warm and friendly atmosphere
19 comments:
like this.. someone has done something... hehe
hi
hmm Umar, nice to know u have been here:)
Hi Lullaby,
Those really are very beautiful words though my first choice will be sparkle... hehe.. n u know y right?
Anyway, I agree with you on those meaningful simple words. Abt the effect it has on all of us..n guess I'd be using a spcl lullaby very soon n hope u'll join me in singing it then ;) miss u! ummaa!
Hi Anony (maree :P) infact sparkle should be on that list, i will edit it, it is indeed one of my favorite words too,ofcourse i will join you in singing that lullaby in June, right?, so sweet of you to drop by and thanks for the lovely comment:) miss you Maree
I love melody the most~
fara dear...ur writing is superb!! i knw u can write..but this is excellent! i really enjoyed the way u have meddled with the words...planning on writing a short story anytime soon?? cos i'll b the first in the que to read it hehhe...
My fav words from ur list are Tranquility and fragile!
hope u'll keep on posting writings on interesting topics! :)
by the way, miss ya!
Thothths, u were here:), meant so much to me, dunno when i will post again:(, but u sure gave me the inspiration to write more:D, miss u more
i'd always wanted to write so freely like u had done, perhaps didnt get the time n courage to start with.. but its really nice to read ur stuff.. keep writing and sharing :D -satish-
im so happy (truly) to c ur comment sacchu, do u remember when we studied english,some poetry stuff? i think u should start blogging, its fun when u write sumthing, for me fun is gone though (4 now, back to studying again),Thanks for the nice comment
nice writing... for i like the word ripple :p
vagu bulhalaa, na'adhey,
migey dhoshah, na'adhey,
mige aku neh roakujje,
migey dhoshah na'adhey,
When mom realizes I wont sleep easily she would resort to this one; the swing by then would almost hit the roof from the front and back.
That's the only one i remember out of all the lovely ones she sang.
Faraaa...!
Nice words. You should start writing stories and poems I guess :-p
Enjoyed reading your article, looking forward to read more of ur cool and nice writtings...
By the way I like the word "Tranquility"...
Miss you dudette..
Thanks Shahuru for checking it out and visiting:)
Nadhzzzzzzzz,will post more specially for u;)
Hiiii
I simply loved that. It was fresh, it was “lite”, and to me was so full of mystery :-) . How I wish Allah gave me something even close to the way you blend your words, commas and full stops. And your list of 15 words sang melodies on and on.
Mmmm I could picture you liking … ecology, ornithology and biodiversity. :-). I love “Happy feet” and u do remind me of my star.
Peace! And May Allah Bless You.
Jasmine
Thank you Jasmine
U r v generous with ur comment:)
Wow, such heated debate going on in ur blog, keep it up
Feeling kinda low, after reading some posts. Came over hoping to read some of yr stuff, to ease up. No luck. You really should be writing more. By Allah's Grace you have it. Cheerio.
Jasmine, thank you :D, now i have regular visitor, but im busy with assignments, so no posts, but hope to post soon
hi,
i dont know you but....also i dont know much about writing.
i never saw or felt that way before about words, but now i do.
specially words related to music.
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