Words, Words, Words

So many words are there in our speech,
 they can be very poor, they can be rich.
 No one can be indifferent to their meaning
 as they are alive and express your feeling.
 Spoken word is not just a sound,
 it can’t be found on the ground,
 it’s always in your head, sometimes in your soul.
 When it is spoken it becomes a parole.
 A word is an energy of your spirit,
 it was presented to you by God, it’s His merit.
 A word is a tool of communication,
 A word is a source of information.
 “A word spoken is past recalling”.
 Strolling all around it can’t be found,
 returned back and kept in your sack.
 “The pen is mightier than the sword”,
 that was told about a written word.
 Words, words, words………………
 They are love and seduction,
 each one with a certain function.
 They are wonders of sin
 and songs of education.
 They are salvation, temptation, affectation…
 They can be an executioner,
 they can be the owner of a whiner.
 A word can be a treatment,
 It helps when you are ill.
 A kind word is better than a pill.
 But…there are words that just kill.
 They sound like a horrible drill.
 Words, words, words…………
 They are triumph and defeat,
 They can be pleasant and sweet.
 At the end of my message
 I would like everyone to acknowledge:
 Each word has a strength
 and it doesn’t depend on its length.
 So, think before saying a word,
 as it is quite well heard even by walls,
 it touches someone’s soul,
 it shouldn’t be a wicked foul.
 “Better the foot to slip than the tongue”.
 And there is no exception either you are old or young.

 Larisa Rzhepishevska (Odessa, Ukraine)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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October 25, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Sorry for being late reading your excellent poetry Larisa. I enjoyed reading it today. I wish I could keep up with all the poets here but I can't. Thank you for sharing your writing with us. Love, Carol
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October 25, 2012 at 12:56 PM
Dear Carol! I am so much grateful to you for your warm greeting. And..., please, don't be sorry. As far as I am a new member here I am a bit lost, can't understand the rules of this site. Today I've posted 1 poem, wanted to post another one, but failed. With love and warmest wishes, Larisa
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October 25, 2012 at 12:07 AM
so true Larisa..great sharing..enjoyed!!! thank you for sharing your great work, luv SK
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October 25, 2012 at 12:44 PM
Thank you dear Sukmawati! It's so pleasant to hear your kind words. Love, Larisa
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