WORDS WORDS WORDS
By YaseminB
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In the beginning there was logos
Said Heraclitus!
In the beginning there was word
Said the Bible!
Sticks and stones
Or words said
The sadistic torturers of all times!
When words are scarce, they are seldom spent in vain
Said Shakespeare.
Then he invented many of his own;
From barefaced to sanctimonious.
Words. Words. Words.
I grew up loving words.
From quirky words to
Absurd. To profane.
The French. The English.
The Italian. Ancient Greek.
The Turkish. The Parse
The Hindi. Shakespeare's words
Keats words, Amy Winehouse's
Words.
All of them indiscriminately.
My children inherited my
Love of words.
And use them
Liberally.
My son is drawn to scientific
Ones.
From dodecahedron
To ontology.
My daughter to profanities.
From poo to bum bum!
Words. Words. Words.
My husband uses northern
Slangs. My friends:
European twangs.
I eavesdrop into fellow
Passengers' twangs.
Sometimes pick up a few.
" I says words don't come easily!'
Words. words. Words.
Why art thou so fearsome
To some?
The cause of jailings, torture,
The inhumane treatment
Of fellow human beings?
Words. Words. Words.
These days it is the simplest ones
Like "I luv u mama"
Give me the most delight.
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These words caught me by
These words caught me by surprise.
Reminded me of the scripture that talks about the power of life and death in the tongue. I liked the contrast drawn between the effects and uses of words.
Ryan B. Bender
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When the BIble says that the
When the BIble says that the Word was in the beginning, it says that the Word was with God, and that the Word was God. ie referring to Jesus Christ coming to reveal ultimate truth. But I was also reminded by what you wrote of 'Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing' Proverbs12:18 so visual, and there are many other proverbs in that Bible book about words being so precious when apt to the situation, and sometimes so destructive when used carelessly, or maliciously.
Need for the tonuge to be used responsbily, like driving a car! Rhiannon
Rhiannon
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