Sunday, June 14, 2009

Words —

I’d like to publish here a little poem (I’ve written many ... some serious, some comical) entitled "Words". Sometimes I’m even more aware than usual of the power of words. Words create and project energies. When we string words into a sentence, we create something that has power, sometimes enough power to take on a life of its own. What we say can be for the good or can be destructive. Truly, words can be weapons, words can be tools, words can be caresses. How wonderful to caress someone with words, and to be so caressed, so positively stroked!

Here is the funny little poem written a number of years ago (it almost qualifies as a limerick except for its rhythm):

WORDS
Light on their feet,
Or as heavy as they can be,
Lofty and good, Base and bad,
Bold, playful, somber, sad...
Not bland or namby-pamby.

 
 

1 comment:

Eric Benson said...

I love your thoughts about "words." They do possess such power, shaping opinions and behavior, building or breaking things along the way... I always enjoy listening to a person who has the ability to clearly convey their thoughts in a way that hooks and helps people. Hats off to the Masters of Words :-)