Words

Words

My son shaped a word,
Smoot;
A smooch and a hoot
For an Owls Kiss.
Words,
Scurrying little beasts,
We list, but they twist,
Refusing to be pinned
There--or--there.
Melding, moulding
Transforming in context
Sli--------------ding
From one age and page
To another.
Words,
Spilling down time,
Caprice in the company
They revel to keep.
Fluid meaning,
Liquid language,
Words.
Let them play,
Watch, enjoy, join in
The rough and tumble
Engaged in their nuance,
Enraged by their impudence,
Words.

2004

minor edit 28.08.10