Words used every day
Little or much to say
Used in positive ways
Conveying life’s essays
Mindful, powerful voices
Daily, humble choices
Impacting other lives
Celebrate with high fives
Disciplined purpose speaks
Positivity seeks
Sharing tender kindness
Truthful, without blindness
Careful to help and heal
Offering a square deal
Words paying it forward
True and straightforward
Thoughtful expressions said
Weaving with tender thread
Replace evil with good
Words plain and understood
Honest lyrics in song
Carried through all day long
Life unfolds from our text
Watchful where words go next
This poem was written several days before January 6, 2021. Its intention was to praise and encourage the positive power of words. The events taking place in Washington, DC on January 6 showed the negative power of words. How will our future words speak?
Originally published January, 2021.
Big Sky Buckeye 
hopefully with llove and truth
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Kev, this poem has become part of my daily fabric of prayer. God’s peace be with you.
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Very good poem! Our words can certainly ‘help and heal’. Wishing you blessings in these autumnal days!!!
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Linda, I appreciate your kind words. Enjoying these autumn days. Blessings.
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Words can heal a wound or steal one’s joy. I like the thoughts behind this meaningful poem, written with wisdom and warning.
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Vickie, I appreciate your meaningful response to this poem. Its theme frequently finds a pathway into my prayers.
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“Life unfolds from our text
Watchful where words go next…”
They came here –
Grateful for your creative insight, Dick…
Thank you!
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Jan, your reflections are precious to read. They stir my own inner self to pause and focus.
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Thank you, Dick. That’s a happy response. Makes me smile 😊
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Words matter
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Amen. Indeed, they do matter. Jim, I appreciate your thoughtful response.
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YW
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