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Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Rated "G" by the Author.

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-- Words – John Herlihy Words They don’t really belong to us We only borrow them a while They possess us, not we them Words Living vibrantly in rhythmic sound Fueled by the breath of the spirit Bursting balloons alive when heard Words Distinctive, enriched by meaning Flooding forth as drops in a river Flowing through ears into hearts Words Before words uttered, the tongue Dipped into the inkwell of the mind The tree sings as wind rustles leaves Words Ancient barques on oceans of silence Breathe in spirit to breathe out sound Freed from hiding to break the silence Words Notes on the scale of communication Melodies sewn in the loom of language The names of things revealed to the world Words Live and then die in a single breath A beginning and end wrapped in one Invoke the bluebell and the spirit leaps Words Wondrous talismans of the mind Rise over the horizon of silence Their meaning as stars that shine Words Uncertainties not yet understood Songs and poems not yet written Truth and beauty yet to be born Words Unending worlds within a world They lie patiently, gleaming shields Waiting to be released as sound Words Beware that we misuse them They will begin to lose meaning Where would we be without them Words Age worn tapestries of thought Drained of their sweet nectar Now threadbare of true meaning Words Let us give back their true selves An act of generosity we must afford Without losing the best of ourselves Words Suspense, surprise, beatitude, beauty Spirit of the word sounded as mystery Gateways of belonging, gifts of meaning - - - - - - Copyright © John Herlihy Sunday 1 May 2022

Reviewed by Jms Bell

Reviewed on May 11, 2022

'WORDS'...SO IMPORTANT IN COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER; FACE TO FACE OR NEVER TO MEET PHYSICALLY. WORDS, WHETHER THE PRODUCER OF OR RECIPIENT OF, THEY ARE A CANDID EXPRESSION OF WHO WE ARE. '...AND THE 'WORD' WAS MADE FLESH AND DWELT AMONGST US...', AMEN. ENJOYED, JOHN. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by D.T. de Bruijn

Word is born, they say in hip hop. I think it applies here.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on May 10, 2022

Another great philosophical poem looking and made complexity of words. Words are the underpinning of human intelligence. All that we have ever done is encapsulated in words and numbers. So vast, no one can contemplate the whole thing. Your poem is one valiant attempt.

Ron