Malleable

As a student I,
Have become malleable.
Shaped by new learning.

Plenary

Impossible is,
Plenary education.
Learning is life-long.

Stentorian

To be assertive,
I must try to be a bit,
More stentorian.

Frowsy

I fear that my car,
Appears to be quite frowsy.
I am a car-slob.

Maieutic

When I am called on,
To teach, I like to use a,
Maieutic method.

Inkling

Addled by illness,
Had not the slightest inkling,
Who was before me.

Cloying

Sentiment is fine.
However, too much can be,
Terribly cloying.

Dally

Many things to do.
No time for me to dally.
No matter my need.

Chirography

Cursive never took.
The chirography of a,
Ten year-old have I.

Pedantic

My presentation,
Must be informative but,
Not be pedantic.

Vaunted

Organizations,
Of much vaunted quality,
Can contain weak links.

Scoured

There was a paper,
I could not find no matter,
How far I scoured.

Ebullient

Even the driest,
Subjects can be made fun by,
Ebullient teachers.

Zeitgeist

It is maddening,
Political zeitgeist of,
Petty bickering.

Funambulism

I like to show off,
The funambulism that,
I think I possess.

Anneal

I have great hope that,
My experiences will,
Anneal my courage.

Jeunesse Doree

Never have I been,
One of the jeunesse doree.
Only middle class.

Arduous

My schoolwork can be,
Quite arduous at some times,
But necessary.

Pundit

Parade of pundits,
Every Sunday morning.
Is there any point?

Vade Mecum

Elements of Style,
Writers should regard it as,
A vade mecum.

Backstairs

I am a dull man.
No backstairs details to share,
A scandal-free life.

Munificent

Munificent with,
Knowledge I frequently am.
Sometimes know-it-all.

Habeas Corpus

The word for today,
Is troublesome for haiku:
Habeas corpus.

Acquisitive

My shelves overflow.
My acquisitive nature,
Cannot be controlled.

Extremophile

An extremophile,
I definitely am not.
I enjoy comfort.

Nidus

Lady bugs crawling,
All around the house, coming,
From hidden nidus.

Sastruga

Winter has been calm.
No snow in these parts this year.
No sastruga seen.

Periphrasis

I am a word nerd.
Sometimes I can be guilty,
Of periphrasis.

Redound

It is my great hope,
That past work experience,
Will redound for good.