Bellmittere

By Abi Alperovich

Posted on August 1, 2025

Cover Image Title: Monkey Mischief on the Rooftop

Cover Image by: Jules

Classification: Photography

Specifications:

Year: 2024

Location: Costa Rica

Bellmittere, verb:

to allow the simple perfection of an object.

When one permits something to be beautiful 

without the need for a change or fixing,

leaving its natural perfection to be seen and enjoyed. 

Actively acknowledging that some things do not require

intervention to be okay,

and instead sitting as a third party and observing something. 

Combination of the Latin words for ‘beauty’ and ‘to permit’.

The world needs more than just a supervisor and a 

watchful eye. 

It performs for us day and night,

Shining stars made as spotlights,

A set designed by the world itself,

Putting on a show that

we took over.

With those beautiful sets, and shines, and shows

as Mother Nature directed 

A place of innumerable possibilities

Of the mind, the world, the soul

She required us to sit back;

To silence our cellphones;

Refrain from tainting memories 

With the bright flashing of a camera;

She wanted us to look,

To imagine the world she shares;

Bask in the glory of a fresh scene

That has been created by a mind.

The play is called, “Bellmittere”

To allow a simple beauty; 

To sit back,

To suspend questions of wonder,

To join her as she guides you

Through her pride;

To allow something to thrive

On its own;

No need to change perfection;

Fixing what cannot be broken;

Breaking it with every tool 

Of overconfidence and ignorance,

Screws and saws,

Noise and lies,

Nuts and bolts,

Majority and authority,

The screwdriver passed down

From father to son to son to son

Mother never could touch that handle

For it is man who may fix what is broken

From their fathers before.

To leave its natural perfection to be enjoyed and seen;

To wander shallow,

To shape thoughts,

To share ideas;

To show what Mother created.

With her bare hands

Without a man’s tool

With her craft and skill

Without stopping to think

With only her imagination in mind.

To actively acknowledge that some things do not

Require intervention of be okay;

Because when one enters the theater

They are expected to sit still

They are expected to be quiet

All out of their own violation.

Because as the curtain opens,

It performs for them day and night,

Shining stars made as spotlights

A set designed by the world itself,

A show that was made just for us.

To watch and to reflect.

Description:

This poem revolves around a word I created: Bellmittere. It stems from Latin origins, combining the words for ‘beauty’ and ‘to permit.’ My simple definition was ‘to allow the simple perfection of an object.’ However, after that, I explained it in more detail (as seen above). In a sentence, it could be said as “She watched the flowers, bellmittering them instead of picking them.” I have more words that I’ve created. My inspiration was from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, which is a collection of words and definitions for very specific moments or feelings. I feel like there are some things that can not be explained, so I wanted to expand on them. 

[ Writing Editor: Paul A. Shannon. ]