Not the Word

NOT THE WORD

It's all about the picture and not the word.
They think everything in ink has all been heard.
In a painting or in film, it's the image that's inferred, 
Cause it's all about the image, not the word.

-Edlynn Nau
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Guillermo - Fraser Avatar
January 14, 2016 at 7:38 AM
Pictures tells so much and can be interpreted differently.... agree!!!!~Olive Eloisa =`)
Nau Avatar
January 14, 2016 at 5:14 PM
Thank you for the read and comment. I'm quoting myself when I say that A picture is worth 1000 words but one word is worth 1000 pictures. :-D
Turner Avatar
January 13, 2016 at 2:48 PM
Well said. Pictures may paint 1000 words but one word can paint many pictures also. Great verse.
Nau Avatar
January 13, 2016 at 2:54 PM
Thanks! I do hope it gives everyone a chuckle! At least here, we can relate! You are so RIGHT! There is this cliché about the picture and 1000 words. There is none to represent why it is people are disappointed in a film after having read the book. It is, of course, because words can paint a 1000 pictures!
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