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The Power of Words
Words have a magic
a special power
that can conjure up imagery
and captivate you
They can evoke feelings
and affect our moods
or tickle our imagination,
stimulate ideas, provoke thoughts
and fire up the synapses
prompting us to take action.
Words can name, describe,
clarify, enumerate
educate and pontificate.
They can broaden the mind
and narrow the mind
they can elucidate and obfuscate.
Words can spread love
and hate
They can teach
and preach
They can chant, sing, recite
read, think, remember, ruminate
Words are for learning
connecting and communicating,
developing technology
for governing a town
a country
connecting a world.
Words spread information
and sell propaganda
They share thoughts, feelings,
ideas and hope
They are for doing business,
for selling and for joining
for entertaining and
for healing
Words are the tools and
companions of our daily lives
for learning skills, crafts and occupations.
Words convey our emotions and feelings
they pacify, comfort and assuage,
arouse, condemn and berate.
Accuse and defend
Support and tear down
Words can enlighten and destroy.
But there are some times
when words are superfluous,
when words are inept
or unable to convey
meaning or feeling
when words detract and
subtract from the occasion
when the mighty pen
can only offer
a shadow of the truth
Some experiences are simply beyond words:
experiences that are hallowed
numinous
nebulous
enigmatic
awesome
ineffable
and passed comprehension:
the arrival of a new baby
the way music can move you
an epiphany
a taste of inner joy
a piece of art
the colours of the sky
deep love
the fragment of a dream
a glimpse of contentment
the beauty of a flower
the movement of the spirit
and the peace that passeth all understanding
These are moments that
have their own intrinsic power
and are best
when left
bereft of words.
The Power of Words
Words have a magic
a special power
that can conjure up imagery
and captivate you
They can evoke feelings
and affect our moods
or tickle our imagination,
stimulate ideas, provoke thoughts
and fire up the synapses
prompting us to take action.
Words can name, describe,
clarify, enumerate
educate and pontificate.
They can broaden the mind
and narrow the mind
they can elucidate and obfuscate.
Words can spread love
and hate
They can teach
and preach
They can chant, sing, recite
read, think, remember, ruminate
Words are for learning
connecting and communicating,
developing technology
for governing a town
a country
connecting a world.
Words spread information
and sell propaganda
They share thoughts, feelings,
ideas and hope
They are for doing business,
for selling and for joining
for entertaining and
for healing
Words are the tools and
companions of our daily lives
for learning skills, crafts and occupations.
Words convey our emotions and feelings
they pacify, comfort and assuage,
arouse, condemn and berate.
Accuse and defend
Support and tear down
Words can enlighten and destroy.
But there are some times
when words are superfluous,
when words are inept
or unable to convey
meaning or feeling
when words detract and
subtract from the occasion
when the mighty pen
can only offer
a shadow of the truth
Some experiences are simply beyond words:
experiences that are hallowed
numinous
nebulous
enigmatic
awesome
ineffable
and passed comprehension:
the arrival of a new baby
the way music can move you
an epiphany
a taste of inner joy
a piece of art
the colours of the sky
deep love
the fragment of a dream
a glimpse of contentment
the beauty of a flower
the movement of the spirit
and the peace that passeth all understanding
These are moments that
have their own intrinsic power
and are best
when left
bereft of words.
