lap ClairE "I like to lap the miles" said Emily Dickinson, and so I imagine her in her rocking chair, hands folding neatly in her lap. What does a person's lap have to do with the lap of the tongue? "Lap" is calming. Dog's kiss, ocean's waves. I like to sit on your lap, because then I won't fall. 011127 what's it to you? who go blather from