I wonder
Is there a better word than dappled
For the way the sunlight plays through the trees, speckling the road?
Variegated is all wrong; unless one is speaking of yarn,
And motley only makes me think of clowns or crews.
Discolored doesn’t work, suggesting there’s been a mistake, and make no mistake–
Dappling is perfection; poetry in shadowy motion.
Flecked? Checkered? Parti-colored? No!
Stippled? Perhaps. I could work with stippled.
Still, dappled comes to mind first, when I crest a hill and see the canopy of trees
Filtering the light on a sun-kissed day, painting abstract patterns on the pavement
And peace in my soul.
Peace, people.
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Indeed words have such beauty in them sometimes..well, there’s also words that are totally right for what they describe, but there is something about dappled…
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I used to work for a small newspaper, and in the beginning it’d take me forever to write a piece because I’d get hung up on trying to find the right word. My editor, who was a dear friend, would tell me as the publishing deadline approached to “just pick any damned word for f*ck’s sake!”
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Well that is quite a word too ….. x
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Lol! She was a salty old gal.
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Love it x
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I absolutely love this, the picture, and the poetry about trying to find words that describe it, too cool! That’s one of my favorite natural effects, and it’s always a challenge to find ways to explain it!
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Thank you! My thesaurus came to the rescue in this poem!
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I always wanted a dapple grey pony. Yes it’s a lovely word.
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Wasn’t there a Disney movie about a dappled horse?
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Dapple is a great word. Nice writing there! The photo is awesome!
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Many thanks!
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brilliant dappling
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Thanks!
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You make a beautiful case for dappled – so much more attractive than piebald
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Thank you! The word piebald always gives me the creeps.
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Yep
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Dappled is the perfect word… it even kind of sounds like what it means – I love words like that.
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It does have an onomatopoeic aspect to it! Never thought of it that way!
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