Bittersweet.
I love the word.
I love the way it sounds.
I love the imagine it evokes.
Say it out loud. Bittersweet.
I love that it is one thing; and it is another thing.
I love that it can be chocolate. Or an emotion.
I love that it is a vine from the nightshade family.
I love how it rolls off my tongue.
According to Wikipedia, Bittersweet refers to a combination of the standard tastes of sweetness and bitterness, and is often used as a metaphor for experiences which have binary elements of happiness and sadness, or pleasure and pain.
I love this song by the Verve
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I love this song too. The words are kind of depressing but the music always makes me feel like I'm dancing inside:>)
Hmmm - nice thoughts on a great word. Love the reminiscence and nostalgia imbedded in it. Love how it implies that what is bitter can be seen as sweet with the passage of time and the acquiring of a little wisdom along the way. When you come to think of it, life itself is bittersweet. What made you think of doing a post on that word? Thanks . .. . .. .
One of my all time favorite songs ! So very, very true in sentiment...
Here's to the bittersweet symphony we live !
Have a super weekend, lovely One !
That word always makes me a tad nostalgic....*sigh*
Off to play nurse to two sick pups this morning...I think someone may have shared a wee toad for a snack *ick*....this is just like having toddlers!
Love,
LuLu~*xoxo
Sherry Lee - It's interesting that you did a post on one word. And that word in particular...but I loved it. You thoughts and ideas about the word made me read this post again and again.
Wonderfully stated!
I agree. It's a great word!
Bonnie, I've always liked the word. It's one of those words that the first time I ever heard it, I kept repeating it. I loved how one word encompassed two and that they were diametrically opposed.
What sparked me to post about it is a book I'm reading right now that has both "bitter" and "sweet" (as separate words) in the title. I'll be posting about that later in the week I expect.
I like the word too ... the first image that comes to my mind is chocolate ... maybe that is why I like it.
ohhhhhh, sherry, how did i know it must be you who would share that treasured feeling for that most beloved word?
for me, autumn speaks of it in every part of my being.
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