Schnorchel

And I have favourite words too
bumble-bee and bubble are my top two
and now this new one
I came across the other day
you never know when you will
stumble upon unexpected treasure

I am learning German
just a little bit
hopefully enough to help things along
between my sister and her husband
who has no-one to converse with
in the language of his youth
and so I try

anyway

it is this word
schnorchel
no
not snorkel
but schnorchel
try it out

I will henceforth
go forth
in my fins
and schnorchel

the word
schnorchelling
has me
chortling

are you smiling yet?

some words have power

it is easy to think
only in terms of
words that move you
to tears
to painful recollection
to empathy

but here
well

schnorchel
does not move me
perhaps though
there is a particular power
in smiley words.