Marla Bishop

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Marla Bishop reflects on overcoming procrastination and embracing change through a poem that celebrates the completion of the first act of her novel, inspired by IdeaStream No.101.

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The web content presents a reflective and celebratory poem by Marla Bishop titled "No Longer Lollygag," which encapsulates her joy and anticipation upon finishing the first act of her novel. The poem is rich with vivid imagery and uncommon words, each conveying a specific emotion or concept, such as 'nikhedonia' for the feeling of anticipated success and 'petrichor' for the scent of rain after a dry spell. Bishop uses these terms to illustrate her transition from a state of inactivity and indecision, symbolized by 'lollygag,' to one of productivity and self-actualization, where she becomes the 'philodox'

No Longer Lollygag

A poem

I feel a frisson of excitement as

nikhedonia overwhelms

the retreat of the whiffler,

Inhaling a glorious petrichor

what a change from the abomasum

which too often I bibble

Yes, I’ll pay the gabelle

grateful no longer to be

lollygag and free at last

to discard my dowlas

to be the philodox

I was born to be

Poem inspired by finishing the first act of my novel, and IdeaStream No.101?

Ideastream №101

All Change! "All that you touch you Change. All that you Change, Changes you. The only lasting truth is Change. God Is…

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Nikhedonia — the feeling of excitement or elation that comes from anticipating success

Whiffler- a person who frequently changes opinions or course

Petrichor — the pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell

Abomasum — the fourth stomach of a ruminant, such as a cow or a sheep

Bibble — to drink often; to eat and/or drink noisily

Gabelle — a tax on salt

Lollygag — to be idle and lazy or to waste time

Philodox — a dogmatic person who is especially fond of his/her own opinions

Frisson — sudden, passing shudder of emotion or excitement

Dowlas — coarse linen

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Marla Bishop is a writer and relationship coach specialising in helping others live lives they totally love. She lives in London UK with her husband and youngest two children. You can follow her here.

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