Words uttered have
no visible font or shape,
only tone or quality of voice.
Words are hooks tossed through the air, and in any conversation, will be snagged by someone’s ear.
Ouch! That hurts!
What a sound image!
A better sound image ~
Words float gently by like clouds in a summer sky.
Wouldn’t those be lovely sounds to hear?
Another sound image ~
Words thundered and cracked like a prairie storm
raining wisdom along with bouncing harsh sleet
attempting to bring enlightenment to all and sundry.
Oh, and here’s another ~
Words snaked thinly out of pursed lips,
hissing angrily, meaning dripping with venom.
Another much nicer sound image ~
Words tumbled out so-o-o fast,
like pebbles spilling from a bright orange plastic sand pail.
Breathlessly, the child told fifteen stories in five minutes!
A last image ~
Words carefully constructed a linear argument on two sides.
Each voice adding one rung after the next
until a decision had been reached.
Well that’s all the word pictures for tonight!
“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for
people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.”
~ Buddha
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