Namely, 121

NAMELY

eponyms (EP-uh-nimz)

words based on or derived from a person's name.

First Known Use: mid-19^th century

“What’s in a Name?”

Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, 2.2­

121: saturnine: gloomy, sullen (from presumed result of being born under the influence of the planet Saturn; first known use, 15^th century)

He woke up feeling somewhat down—

You’d call it “saturnine.”

It puzzled him: The night before

He’d felt just peachy. Fine.

It must have been that awful dream—

The kind that most folks hate—

The dreams when you remember stuff—

The worst you animate.

You dream—and guilt flows over all.

You toss—you turn—you weep.

And wish that you could just forget—

And disappear in sleep.