Alphabe-Thursday...W

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WONDER

Do you ever wonder about wonder? 

I wonder often about things,

but never about wonder.

Why do dogs smell after getting wet?

Why does Saturn have rings?

I wonder about these and other things. 

Is it true that most geniuses are ADD, 

or most artists are depressed?

How rich were the MINGs?

I wonder about these and other things.

Why is there never justice for the most deserved

and revenge, a dish cold best served?

and what about the 3 Kings?

I wonder about these and other things?

Late at night when my mind is racing,

odd thoughts I lay there facing.

I catch myself wondering

why am I wondering about that now?

Things that do relate pop in and out all the time

should I buy root beer or lemon-lime?

I catch myself wondering

why am I thinking about that now?

What should I do tomorrow,

sometimes not much because of the sorrow.

Why is it so easy for others

to push aside and fall sleep,

all these wonders

that just won't keep?

Are any of my commitments late?

falling behind I just hate.

ooh, I have to wash the hub's favorite hat

what sex is SNL's Pat?

DAMN, I'm trying to sleep...

why am I wondering about that?

~S.Guzy(c) 2011

won·der

 /ˈwʌndər/ Show Spelled[wuhn-der] 

–verb (used without object)

1.

to think or speculate curiously: to wonder about the origin of the solar system.

2.

to be filled with admiration, amazement, or awe; marvel (often followed by at ): He wondered at her composure in such a crisis.

3.

to doubt: I wonder if she'll really get here.

–verb (used with object)

4.

to speculate curiously or be curious about; be curious to know: to wonder what happened.

5.

to feel wonder at: I wonder that you went.

–noun

6.

something strange and surprising; a cause of surprise, astonishment, or admiration: That building is a wonder. It is a wonder he declined such an offer.

7.

the emotion excited by what is strange and surprising; a feeling of surprised or puzzled interest, sometimes tinged with admiration: He felt wonder at seeing the Grand Canyon.

8.

miraculous deed or event; remarkable phenomenon.

—Idiom

9.

for a wonder, as the reverse of what might be expected; surprisingly: For a wonder, they worked hard all day.

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Origin:
before 900;  (noun) Middle English; Old English wundor;  cognate with Dutch wonder, German Wunder, Old Norse undr;  (v.) Middle English wonderen, Old English wundrian,  derivative of the noun

—Related forms

won·der·er, noun

won·der·less, adjective

—Synonyms
1.  conjecture, meditate, ponder, question. 5.  marvel. 7.  surprise, astonishment, amazement, bewilderment, awe.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2011.
 

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