Thankyou professor. Incidentally I had a little flatus this morning from the chili last night. Peace!

educational piece mean Gene

Gene,
Love the part about the local wordsmith's wonderings. A breath is so much more intimate than a touch. Like sharing secrets and wisdom. Thanks for sharing this wisdom with us.
Sheila

These words are precious...In admiration & with respect, love Holly

a great lesson in aesthetic velocity ...

What a preceptor you are to us, dear Gene! And are we not grateful? We are!
As for the wordsmith who "wondered why
the ancients chose the breath
of the gods (rather than their touch)..."
Touch is serene, but methinks words are the breath of life.

Blessings and Love - Micke

Great word...lol What you've done is manage to teach without teaching... hope that makes sense..lol

Myrna

You know, you've done it all in this. You've taught, you've given us humor, and once again, you've shown us how clever that mind of your is. Loved this, Gene.

Thank you for the informative poem and daily word lesson.
Nicely done, Gene,
Peace, love, and light,

Amber "V"

Yes, I would say you were. Good thing you explained the meaning, my mind might have thought something else. ~ Sara

as the poet, you weave words that inspire us and
take us away to far off places and make us
feel like our imaginations are like the sunshine
warming the earth, moon and heaven above!!

thanks for your words, your heart and your imagination!!

Where would we be without Afflatus giving air to the wonderful Chihuly glassblower of the world...alchemy of soda, sand,lime and flame blown into bottles, beakers, and sea net float balls to hold down the fishing nets! Gina could find her muse here!...CHIHULY is a magnificent wonder of the BREATH of this world! I invite any and all to view Dale Chihuly, a magical product of Afflatus! www.chihuly.com

Love,
Sage

there are all kinds of blowhards...ooops, never
you Gene, I do think the word is a cousin
of flatulence, is it not;-) Thank you teacher!;-)
truly enjoyed this one...

Gene - Educational as well as enjoyable. Like the humor, too. Liked :

A local wordsmith wondered why
the ancients chose the breath
of the gods (rather than their touch)
to transmit creativity
to the likes of you and me.

Thought provoking. - David

Never heard this word, Gene - you were struck by something, indeed. Clever, imaginative lines, very well penned.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

LOL You were struck by something. lol Interesting, and amusing word. Is this where the term "flatulent" came from? Sorry, just had to ask. The breath of the gods...well, in Genesis it says that God breathed life into the first man. Our first notion of life at birth is that first breath inward and the last breath of life is outward. You got me thinking my dear friend. Hugs, J'nia

more than likely the afflatus infused you with the divine breath of inspiration, urging you to share with us Gene ? -- or in my case it might be, the last glass of wine left me feeling far more euphoric than normal -- afflatus, in my parlance, a bit esoteric -- but what a superb shot to crank up the inquisitive juices and urge me to explore beyond my meager, wanting vocabulary -- thanks for another interesting lesson my friend -- peace and love -- Jon Michael

I love to learn something new every day, and I just did!

"afflatus" ain't supposed dogs to carry those? because they scratch themselves like mad! :-) LOL
Next time you get inspired, tell Cicero about your "or what?"
You are a clever little puppy!

Georg

That definition is actually very beautiful...
I am trying to figure out how my mind went to the expulsions of toxic asphyxiations from the anus though...
Did someone cut the cheese on this or something?
is that flatus commercial playing again?

LOL, yes, it seems so, very funny :)

You play with words beautifully, Gene. I am delighted that you were struck so suddenly. How fortunate we all are to benefit from your impulse! ~ Elizabeth

LOL You should have seen this gag item when I was at Main Event, this gaming complex in Fort Worth, that we went to with friends. Fart city! LOL It was hiLARIOUS!! (No, I did NOT get it, though I sure wanted to, just to annoy the snot outta Karla! LOL) That's what I thought of when I read the ending line. LOL Too funny; well penned, Gene; you are the clever one!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D

Gene,
Nothing to do with indigestion, for sure; maybe a scoop or two of Scotch had something...no, not that either; marvellous rumination and exploration, the word and the concept come alive in your great hands.

John

Great stuff, Gene. I sure do appreciate the lesson and yes, I would say that you were "afflated." LOL!!! Well done. Love and peace to you,

Regis

If it was good enough for Cicero. A wonderful inspiration.

Definitely the divine afflatus--although that afflicts radio personalities and politicians more than even poets. ;) Write On Gene!

(lauging) Great write, Gene. Fits us all very well indeed.