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Versitality of a Word
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026    Rated "G" by the Author.
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The Versatility of a Word

by John Herlihy

 

Hour

Such versatility in the word

 

An indefinite hour

Vagueness in the word

 

A specific hour 

Exactness in the word

 

An hour

Possibility in the word

 

The hour

Destiny in the word

 

One hour

Unity in the word

 

Every hour

Totality in the word

 

Some hours

Generality in the word

 

Hours

Plurality in the word

 

After an hour

Delay in the word

 

Fixed hour

An appointment in the word

 

After hours

Time outside the hour

 

Hour after hour

Pulsation to the word

 

Endless hours

Infinity in the word

 

The first hour

Initial in the word

 

The last hour

The past in the word

 

The final hour

The end in the word

 

The eternal hour

Timelessness in the word

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 Reviews of "Versitality of a Word"
Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on July 11, 2026
AND I AM THINKING OF...'IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, AND THE WORD WAS GOD'... SO ENJOYED, JOHN. IT TOOK ME THERE, IMMEDIATELY, FOR...AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED...THIS SCRIPTURE VERSE(JOHN 1:1) CAN BE APPLIED TO EACH OF YOUR LINES! THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS.

Reviewed by Richard Cederberg
Reviewed on June 10, 2026
The adaptability of language. This piece (IMO) reflects well how a word (or an idea) can adapt to varying circumstance, and shift meaning and function depending on context. To understand words as being dynamic, context-sensitive, and capable of multiple meanings, is a good mindset to have; especially for a Poet. Good insight, John. Well done. rlc


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