When in doubt look it up - "razzle dazzle" means
1 : a state of confusion or hilarity. 2 : a complex maneuver (as in sports) designed to confuse an opponent. 3 : a confusing or colorful often gaudy action or display.
Yes, I could write about any of these. Well maybe not the sports so much, but there are other maneuvers out there designed to confuse an opponent and I have examples of colourful, gaudy displays, in spades - maybe not the best metaphor!!
Breaking it down, we have:
razzle - on the razzle or on the razz British informal out enjoying oneself or celebrating, esp while drinking freely.
dazzle -
to arouse admiration by an impressive display
to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light
I need to focus - back to dazzle - to arouse admiration by an impressive display!! Well, that would be my garden, although I did not set out to -
1. Create an impressive display or to arouse admiration. It, like life, happened. I wanted a modest tasteful rock garden. WHAT HAPPENED!! Things got out of hand fairly early and it went from there.
2. Lose clear vision. Obviously, I have lost the vision of a small tasteful rock garden.
It is now an orgy of colour and texture in a gaudy display. It is, however, me
Now, I do admire tastefully planted gardens. I love their form, their order, their control over nature and the elements. I love these gardens in the way I love good writers - I marvel at the precision of their words, the exquisite flow of their sentences, their levels of meaning and their subtle nuances.
Will I ever be able to tame my wild ramblings into the finely honed structure of a book? Can I trick myself with a complex maneuver designed to confine myself to a more controlled version of myself? Meh, maybe I should just write free verse :)
The pictures - My garden summer 2018.
Have a colourful day!!
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