Word Versus Word
Words. How will you use them?
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I read a word
it was not a big word
four letters
no more
but this word
though not a big word
had power
to hurt
I wrote a word
a really big word
four letters
no less
and this word
was such a big word
with power
to heal
lollybug
Awesome. :)
Tara Sheffer-A...
That is awesome!!! Well written…....could be so many things, but I will go with Hate and Love…... : )
Sally Omar
Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Christopher E...
i like this, makes one think.
Judith Oppenhe...
very cool.
abfabphoto
Wonderful Helen! :)
Marion Cullen
What a clever, clever writer you are Helen.
Mark Peterson
Beautiful, excellent, awesome!
Wendy Slee
absolutely bloody brilliant!!!!!!!! Helen, you are incredible!
sweetscent62
Awesome Helen : ) well done.. Wen x
Leon Walker
Awsome Helen!!! Very creative.
VanSnuG
WORDS … the two-edged S…Word…S
H M Bascom replied
Oh you sir are a very clever human being!
Kelly J
Oh how clever!!!!! Brilliant writing helen! Certainly makes you think – Choose your words carefully I always say!!! :)
MelanieSpeaks
Wonderful…well done
Juilee Pryor
beautiful Helen…. words hey….yes words indeed…. maybe we need to realize that typing is not talking as well…... good one…
Gregory John O...
Love…..!!Good one Helen
Matt Penfold
Beautifully crafted Helen, delicately structured.
says to me love more, hate less, heal hurt .
H M Bascom replied
We teach our children that there are bad words, not to be spoken. Then the children grow up, and it seems some of them remember only the bad words. sigh
We should speak, write, act kindly to one another. And if we can’t be kind, at least be respectful.
Thank you Matt.
Susan Bergstrom
Love this…beautiful!
Amber Elizabet...
Thank you for this Helen it is exqisite and so powerful =) words do have so much power x
HenkStolk
spot on
cougarfan
Soooooooooo True….....Well Said Helen:))))))))))xooxox
ufosIsee
I could picture the true meaning of this so well Helen…...... Nice message…
Ushna Sardar
Excellent written sweetheart helen! Congratulations!!
Mark Gardner
wonderfully written Helen
katykatykaty
Ah, the last stanza gave me smiles. This poem could go with so many moods. Today I am in the mood for love, so I will go with love. :]
Danny
I suggest you build on this
hurt,hate, heal,have,hugs,halt, harm, hale, hang and hope
just a few suggestions.
could be an epic.
good stuff
bearpaw
wow…just wow…
poeticgenius
I’d say this was love and yes that word can cause just as much as pain as it can give pleasure
ArcadiaTempest
I read this and thought…..yep simple and beautifully crafted and just so right. Words like these together also spell inspire :)))
cathrinedp
wonderful. Such a powerful story in such a short poem.
GreenWitch
Whatever I write it won’t be enough to say how great this feels…
Superb.
Marie Monroe
very nice, helen!
Shoaib .
nice work
JenLand 18 days ago
Fantastic! Powerful, artistic, amazing work!! Almost (heh heh) speechless! :o)