Pithy, evocative imagery in three-legged microcosms of meaning. Having coined the term ‘triologism’ I believe this to be the only collection of these tum-tee-tum phrases in the universe. Updated Tuesdays … triologism day!
Slow-drifting years
Something memorable fresh and sharp in the mind even after many 'slow-drifting years'.
An unusual concept as for me, and...
Sulphur-coloured belfries
I like triologisms that combine something with -coloured - when I have enough of them to make a mosaic of...
Wave-worn boulders
An alliterative view of things water-worn over time. I have a burgeoning collection of sea-smoothed pebbles and fragments of glass...
Hollowed-out pineapples
Having had refreshing cool drinks out of hollowed-out coconuts, I like hearing of the equivalent in pineapples, and of course,...
Of shooting shadows
This expertly aimed spear casts a shadow as it flies through the air, and its reach is far. Surprising then that...
Wonder-working knowledge
An inspiring description of mathematics - I actually had a maths teacher who managed to make us feel about it...
Wheat-complexioned face
You would not expect that this unusual hue - wheat-complexioned - describes a young and uncertain Jesus. Kazantzakis' surprising version...
Bun-faced man
Bland and bun-faced isn't a winning combination, even before he imposes his cricket-talk on people who don't share his enthusiasm.
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Shovel-shaped antlers
Recently saw a David Attenborough programme showing such flat-planed antlers. Here they are spotted in the forest regions of Transylvania.
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Death-white realms
A small, lonely, oppressed orphan reading A History of British Birds in search of solace and stimulus and finding instead bleak...
Hill-sent echo
An inexplicable and even supernatural moment in the book that proves a turning point, snapping Jane out of her acquiescence...
Tassel-ankled feet
As the Greeks gather for war, the goddess Athena rallies them.
‘The Daughter Prince, ash-eyed Athena, flew
Her father’s...
Bleary-eyed scholars
Erasmus' book was exuberantly subversive towards the entire intellectual and clerical class to which he belonged. A bestseller during his...
Pleasure-craving nature
Even in the depths of her despair, when she learns that her handsome squire won't marry her, her focus is...
Jackal-haunted nights
Elsewhere, Ryder describes 'hag-ridden nights', the night being where dangers lurk, real or imagined. May you be...
Peat-dark waves
A description of wild swans floating on the night sea. I like that Maxwell uses peat, a local material, to...
Easy-limbed stirring
I liked this description of a boat responding like a limber-limbed youth to the movement of the sea. 'Easy-limbed stirring'...
Wide-cheeked monster
Orlando accompanies his beloved Sasha back to the Muscovite ship, and soon loses her below deck. When searching for her,...
Twice-baked bread
Paximadia is clearly a Greek name for a traditional Greek bread, but it has a pacific Latin echo in that...
Life-giving spirit
Having committed infanticide, Hetty clams up and shows no remorse, having a severely limited moral and emotional range beyond the...
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Interesting! Your triologisms remind me of the two-word kennings in Beowulf.