Periwinkle

March 27, 2010 at 1:37 pm · Filed under Words and tagged: Inspiration, Periwinkle, Words, Writing

Have you ever come across a word that piqued your interest? Perhaps a word you wrote down and had to take a second look at. Is that how the word is spelled, you ask yourself. Or you look at it and think I really like the way that word looks on the page. Many writers are fascinated with words. How they look. How they sound. How they roll off the tongue. Well this happened to me yesterday.

As I wrote in my journal, I looked up at the newly dawning day. The snow had a periwinkle color to it in the early morning light. The word “periwinkle” struck my fancy and I was off. Per-i-wink-le. It’s a four syllable word. Periwinkle, the color is a blue violet or blue lavender shade. The etymology of the word “periwinkle” tells us that the origins of the word come from Latin and it means to entwine. The periwinkle flower is a blue violet color and may be where we get the word that describes the color. There is also a small sea snail called a periwinkle. Periwinkle has played a part in my life too. My coffee cup is periwinkle because it has Eeyore on it. He is my favorite of the Pooh Crew. So next time you see, hear or think of a word that catches your notice, roll it around in your head for a while or roll it around on your tongue. Find out what it means and where it comes from, and let inspiration flow your interest to see where you land.

What words are your favorites? Have any words struck you as interesting beautiful odd?

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