Words on a Page

the words we read leave an impact on us

artwork by Identifyed �"Khaos

courtesy of deviantart.com

You generously gave me
words on a page
     simple words
dancing on the lunatic fringe
Adverbs lustily following
action verbs
Adjectives pushing
nouns deeply into the abyss
of pronouns
           names without a face-
yet totally recognizable

Your ink on the page
behaving so much like
small pulsing jolts
of blue lightning
serving to modify parts of me
that for the first time
were miraculously
not misplaced

Others have given me
candles, wine and song
but you, you gave me
words on a page
the most generous gift of all

Reviews

[AprilRN1210]

three very distinct flavors in this delicious write... oooooooh yes!!!! the obvious "grammer" layer which is creatively clever and brilliant... Then the heated use of those cleverly used "tools" on the page, then the last layer is the message of sweet words written for others to enjoy.... this has to be one of my all time favorite pieces I have read on here so far..... by a mile... it has thought-provoking personification and metaphors, it has sensual, seductive, teasing heat, and it has sweet romance and deep meaning... well-rounded STUNNING write... I am in awe!!

[Lydia Shutter]

April, you will leave me blushing soon. thank you so much. Lydi**

[AprilRN1210]

well, now.. just giving my opinion.... anytime ma'am... :)

[Linda alexander]

Fabulous and beautiful poem, words creates images, transforms thinking which leads to a an another broader beautiful and brave person different from old self, loved it

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Linda. Lydi**

[Linda alexander]

You welcome, take care

[Trace]

Is it bad form to copy a comment from a different poem and post it again on another?

Yeah..... magical carpet ride through the old Funk and Wagnal.....

Trace

[Lydia Shutter]

Smiling here....no review is a bad one, Trace. Thank you so much. Lydi**

[Trace]

Am I showing my age with the: "Funk and Wagnal" reference?

[Lydia Shutter]

Nah, I remember it....used to love it when Rowen and Martin said, "Look it up in your Funk and Wagnall's!"

[Trace]

The young readers are all typing into Google search
"What is Rowen and Martin" and
"Funk and Wagnal"

[Lyn Anderson]

Ha ha had to jump in here! My parents had the full set. It got me through right up to high school.

[Lydia Shutter]

Laughing at both of you. I had the full set too, Mandy....and I had the yearly update books through 1971! LOL Rowen and Martin's Laugh in.....nothing will ever be quite as clever and funny!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"adverbs lustily following action verbs"

well you knew i was going to love this one, being an English teacher...

nothing like the gift of "words on a page"


"serving to modify parts of me"

damn...love it!!!!

[Lydia Shutter]

I was an English teacher many moons ago, Jacob. Probably best I did not do that for long because it is appalling to me how little today's students know about grammar and punctuation. But I digress! :) Thank you very much for this review. Your thoughts mean a lot to me. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

oh my, yes, in English 101 at the college level, I am teaching grammar...should be a review but for many it is the first time they are being exposed to grammar rules...sad.

[Lydia Shutter]

Extremely!

[Tiberio Tano]

How wonderful. Creatively inspiring. Deserves a high rating. :)

[Lydia Shutter]

Tiberio, I appreciate your review very much. Thank you. Lydi**

[Lyn Anderson]

The power of words should never be underestimated. And this poem is an example of that.

[Lydia Shutter]

I so appreciate it when you catch up, Mandy. Lydi**

[emmajoy]

You've the ability to think above emotions but then, to cuddle them into a special privacy .. a special place with words as satin sheets and an ending that lasts forever. Enough said.. your skill has won yet again, Lydi.This is emotionally REAL.

[Lydia Shutter]

What a wonderful review! Thank you so much. Lydi**

[Sheila Kline]

Words on a page that set the heart racing are often those that light the candles, chill the wine and sing a sonnet of love!! - words have the power to change the world, bring new life to a soul that is fading, find the get up and go that has gone, and to recharge our batteries for a night of divine love!!
Oh, how I love your poetry Lydi!! I can just feel those pulsing jolts of blue lightning coursing along the veins of passion!!

[Lydia Shutter]

Sheila, your reviews are balms for my soul. Thank you so much, my friend. Lydi**

[Cassie]

Words on a page, the most generous of all gifts, I love this Lyd..

[Lydia Shutter]

Cassie, I appreciate your review. Thank you. Lydi**

[Frieda P]

A perfect poet's poem Lydikey....so enticing, words, they take us so many places, romance us, leave us breathless, thoughts and sentiments that stay within one's soul. Love this.

[Lydia Shutter]

As you said, Frieda, now you are speaking my language....playing my song....etc. Thank you very much. Lydi**

[Frieda P]

We do speak a different language, most think we're insane, but I'll gladly be crazy within the depth of words.

[Lydia Shutter]

Insane? Hell, yes, I'm round the bend and over the hill...believe it! Also proud of it! :) The depth of words is a good place for me to be...absolutely.