Beyond Language

My Favorite Words

One of my favorite things to do, ever since I was very young, is to repeat words over and over again in my head until they lose all meaning, and sound like music. Here are some of my favorite words:

illuminate
dawn
golden
lustrious
Andromeda
eternity
threshold
opera
bolero
stellar
magic
revelation
fuzz
glimmering
benevolent
grand
clover
identity
marvelous
chiffon
satin
limerick
passion
wrath
cascade
sapphire
moment
autumn
reverence
soar
gown