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Read Your Maille
Complete,
needing no one,
guarding every fibre of your being,
impenetrable,
your body chained,
protected against the words
that might one day creep under your maille,
and steal your distance,
bring you close
and expose the wound of love
you cannot bear to feel.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Note: Chainmail is derived from the French ‘Maille’ which is in turn derived from the Latin ‘Macula’ (meaning mesh or net). Chainmail is thought to have been invented by the Celts before the 5th century AD.
Paul,
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ah writing about me again, thanks!
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😉 ah, my pleasure. 🙂
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And ‘maillot’ (little mail ) in French means speedos!
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I’d forgotten all about that, though I didn’t know the speedo connection, nonetheless, I think I’ll leave that alone, thanks for the memory jog.
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Maillot is also a women’s one-piece swimsuit, but I also never connected the words. Interesting!
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Yes, I’d forgotten about that aspect, and yes it is interesting, even the Latin Macula, also refers to the mesh affecting the eye.
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PS: lovely poem!
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Thank you Paula, much appreciated.
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Wow..paul thanks for sharing the origin of this word.
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My pleasure Megha – words are amazing aren’t they?
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Yes they absolutely are
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