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Just a Word

INDIANA’S BEST KNOWN IMAGE JUST A WORD AND YET SO POWERFUL, YES, JUST A WORD SHORT AND TO THE POINT, BUT TO SOME IT IS A WARM AND HEALING WORD, IT BRINGS HOPE AND PEACE AND LIGHT UNTO OUR WORLD, IT CAN BE SEEN THE WORLD OVER, IT NEVER SEEMS TO BE LOST, IT KNOWS THAT IT’S JUST A WORD YET THER IS NO DENYING THAT IT IS VITAL TO EVERY LIFE ON EARTH, I AM CERTAIN IT WILL PROVE TO BE MORE OF A NECCESITY THAN EVEN THE VERY AIR THAT WE BREATHE, WITHOUT THIS WORD WE CAN’T REALLY BE ALIVE I AM CERTAIN OF THAT, JUST A WORD, BUT I KNOW THAT IT IS A VITAL PART OF HUMANITY, THERE WOULD BE NOTHING OF THE JOY WE KNOW TODAY AND ONLY HURT UPON A COLD EARTH, I CAN BUT IMAGINE THE EVIL IN A WORLD, A HELL, WHERE THIS WORD DID NOT EXIST, I CRY FOR THOSE WHO DO LIVE IN THIS WORLD, I AM SURE THAT MANY DO JUST THAT, AND I PRAY THAT I WILL NEVER FIND THAT I INHABIT A PLACE WHERE I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS WORD, THIS IS NOT JUST A WORD. *Based on Robert Indiana's "Love", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_(sculpture)

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Date: 2/9/2013 7:37:00 AM
Many congratulations Sharon this is cool xx
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Date: 2/8/2013 8:46:00 PM
Sharon, :-) Congratulations with your wonderful win in Heather's "Famous Art" poetry contest. *Goodnight~LINDA
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Date: 2/8/2013 4:41:00 PM
how creative you are. This is very unique and you chose a great subject for your poem. Congrats on your win.
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Date: 2/8/2013 1:15:00 PM
Sharon, this poem is a work of art itself. I can't get over how perfectly you created the LOVE sculpture with text. The poem itself starts off in a very endearing way, but the ending is my favourite part. It is amazing how much impact one short word can have - and how much impact the absence of one short word can have. Beautifully expressed. Congratulations on your win in my contest!
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Date: 2/8/2013 1:47:00 PM
If you liked that one, have a look at "Mona Lisa" I couldn't put it on PoetrySoup, but you can read it on my blog. Just click on the jpeg at the bottom of the blog to open it in a separate window, where you can zoom in to read the text. http://sharonswritersblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/building-with-concrete.html Thanks for the placement!

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