So Blessed With Spoken Word
We're blessed with gifts of words that sing a song,
their melody through ears flows to the soul.
Through reading come the thoughts in silent ways;
but spoken words can make the meaning whole.
As soft and loud inflections rise and fall
the feeling fills the air with language art.
The imagery is stronger as words paint
descriptions that come deep from poet's heart.
The spoken word for poetry brings forth
those nuances that may be missed through eyes
when reading words placed on a screen or page;
the voice is more prepared to aggrandize
the feelings and emotions there, instilled
in written words that come from soul and heart.
The spoken word, our gift, has paved the way
for poetry to be a spoken art.
Now audio, a medium that we
just take for granted in our modern times,
will help to put one right inside the scene
when poet speaks the metaphors and rhymes.
Sandra M. Haight
~7th Place~
Contest: 2019 Poetry Marathon Mile 1
Sponsored By Mark Toney
Judged: 12/21/2018
~4th Place~
For Early February 2018 Premiere Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand
Judged: 02/14/2018
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