Saturday, 09 April 2022
A poem for the 26th annual American National Poetry Month.
Words
Sounds
single
or in multiples
discordant
harmonious
Words
fragments of thought
full of meaning
innuendo
clichés
banalities
Words
quietly spoken
or in strident tones
that break glass
making all present
take notice
reluctantly, bored, keenly
hoping to learn something new
Words
to inspire, enlighten
change the course of one's life
Words
a unit of language
that imparts
communicating
joy, grief, doom, hostility, hypocrisy
Words
spoken with wisdom
in comfort
in provocation
Words
a call to arms
the start of rebellions
Words are language we all live by
© Carola Huttmann, 09 April 2022
