Meggie Monahan

rain: from the ancient word for heart, not to be confused with hurt; first used when a man walked away from a woman, and the woman was relieved

edge: the place of decision-making, or the failure to decide

time: a word scholars maintain was constructed as a prank by a bully and a thief who were bored

want: a derivative of a better word meaning bird waiting to migrate

need: a small round wooden box in which to keep a secret (see also: derailment)

happiness: a measurement for calculating distances on long journeys (used in a sentence: We'll travel one more happiness today, my dear, and then we'll rest)

root: a disease (see also: hymn)

seed: what you hide in your hand when you feel hopeful and do not show your mother

love: a canopied boulevard wide enough to walk 200 dogs on a Sunday morning

crack: a sharp descent that you think is the wrong way, but it never is