Poetic words
Words most appealing
Words that play with you
only to leave you
hanging from the ceiling
Words of the absurd
… devoured by birds
Words deceiving
Words that may never
wish to be heard
Words most revealing
Words that leave me
… lost for words
Words with true feeling
Words with vision
Words of hate
Words that poison
Words of fate
Words of division
Words as a weapon
Words that imprison
once they are spoken
Words that come running
whenever you call
Words designed
to make you feel small
Shaken words
Words mistaken
For the sake of mere words
people misplaced
where all hope is forsaken
Words as a warning
upon the eve of destruction
Freedom words
Words of wisdom
Ambitious words
… put on exhibition
Words alarming
Words disarming
Words that are loud
proud and demanding
Hollow words
that don’t mean a thing
Hallowed words
that make the soul sing
Words like swords
Words that sting
Words by which
you’ll be held to account
Words of a sermon
standing high on a mount
Words of gratitude
for a life freely given
Words that delude
Words that are broken
Words that exude
fear and superstition
Words overheated
transmitted
and bleated too often
A time for words
A time for action
The moving hand
endlessly writing
The words of history
needlessly repeating
Joyful words
Words of creation
Words of sadness
Words unspoken
Words that bless
Words that curse
Words that caress
Words that live on
long after the rest
Words that break
Words bullet-proof
Words that speak
of spiritual truth
Words that give
and words that take
Loving words
Words that don’t break
Words of passion
Words of discretion
Words that flower
with the power of expression
My joy in the Word
is like a strong tower
with celestial words
from heaven descending
Words from a Kingdom
never ending
Healing words
Words redeeming
Words that surpass
all human understanding
Words of forgiveness
Words of grace
Words from beyond
this time and space
Words that shine brightly
throughout the night
Upon the lips angels
words of liberty
. . . taking flight
I hear all that
mumble jumble
Words that tumble
from thoughts that fumble
with voices loud
and like to rumble
For the ever so humble
and the not so proud
the truth is simple
All of creation
is God’s holy temple
Jesus is the Word
the heavenly expression
and the perfect example
for a life worth living
My Lord of Lords
beyond all earthly words
for whom
I now walk the line
For me he is ample
The King of Kings
whose thing is love divine
Ever in the offering
a free holy sample
Words & Image:
~ David B. Redpath © 2018-22
David Redpath 
YeShuVaH Ha Massiach bless you, thanks for stopping by the WORD – Two edged sword….
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Keep on Pressing the Word on WordPress…
it’s a process.
I’m sure King James would be impressed
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Polonius: What do you read, my lord?
Hamlet: Words, words, words.
Sick of dealing with Uncle Claudius’ turds 💩
The prince picked up a book of prophecy and read David Redpath’s words
The answer to “what is Hecuba to him?”
is that we are living in a world of chronic sin
and sometimes a work of art will cause us to pause
and examine what happens when we break God’s laws.
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And Hecuba,
being the mother
of all Paris
and the prophetess
Cassandra,
would also
have been accepted
as a correct answer.
~ Thanks Chris 4 your
neo classic response.
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You’re welcome, David. 🙂
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I love words!! And this is a great poem!:)
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Thanks Stella.
Words fail me …
Or is it vice versa?
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Welcome!:) Some say words are just words tho. I doubt you fail them, you seem to be perfect companions!
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Word up!
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Sword down! … Whatsup?
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Peace out!
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Lovely, brings to mind the lyrics of a Sat Stevens’ song from long ago as follows: “there are no words I can use because the meaning still leaves for you to choose and I couldn’t stand to let them be abused by you” love your poem and Cat Stevens’ lyrics, both so true. Thank you for reading my poem and for the reblog, I am very grateful. I look forward to reading much more of your work… so many poems and books, so little time! All the best
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Thank you with much green tea for
the Tillerman. My wordy offering is
but a Moon shadow against the Sun.
May the Great Lexicon be with you
throughout the sentence of 2021😎
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Wonderful poem! Loved this!
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Greatly appreciated, Lauren 🙏❤️😎
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Wow… le David is back in grand style… magnifique. Well is your word. 💛
Beautifully written 👌🙏
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It is well with my soul that you
vibed to my verbiage, Lia 💛🙏 😎
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I think you’ve covered all bases here, David 🙂 as usual, my favourite is the Sermon on the Mount; how capacious a word is ‘word’ 🙂
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Thank you most commodiously,
John. With no explication to be
found in a worldwide acronym,
the humble word could do with
some amplification. Till then,
much like Mick Jagger, my poor
lexicon “can’t get no satisfaction”.
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🙂 ‘commodiously’ : that’s the word I was after 🙂
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Happy to oblige, John 👍😎
That stint I did at the Royal
Academy of Verbacious Verbiage
does comes in handy.
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as dear old Rod would say, David: ‘you wear it well’ 🙂
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Of course! Being head prefect
I was expected to be impeccably
dressed 👗
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Lol !!
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Extremely wordy, worthy expression of deeper meanings, don’t come easy. 😎
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I don’t mean to sing the blue, but a
single word can be the difference
between fake the news, and a higher
reality in blue suede shoes. A word
can be worth a thousand pictures,
and vica versa. It’s all down to the
words that we choose.
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🤩😎 💜
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Wow.
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🙏 ♾️ 😎
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from the honey of my mind
poetic words, friendly words
the symbol you utter I utter
to create mentally pictures
steady by words with words
…
thanks, David ;))
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Thank you for this response of
such poetic sartorial elegance,
flowing with much milk and honey,
Word Mistress Coco 💛
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Excellent, here are some words for thought.
Word = God
God = Word
John 1:1
In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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Thank you Angelo for that
divine expression. The Word ✝️
is the true source of creation🌎
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Hamlet after reading this poem was asked by Polonius, “What do you read, my lord?” and Hamlet answered, “Words, words, words.”
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That is most curious, Chris.
When I asked Elvis if he had
anything to say, he answered,
“Girls, girls, girls.”
When I pick up a cheeseburger
to munch
A crunchy crunchety
A crunchety crunch
I never ever get to finish my lunch
Because there’s always bound
to be a bunch of
Girls, in tight sweaters,
Girls, in short dresses,
A walkin’ and wigglin’ by
yay, yay, yay
Girls, out boatin’
Girls, just a floatin’
So pretty, Lord I could cry.
I’m just a red blooded boy
And I can’t stop thinkin’ about
Girls! Girls! Girls!
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Sounds like Elvis and I have something in common.
Of course I’ve yet to fire a gun into my television screen because my cheeseburger wasn’t cooked to my liking.
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Elvis was a bit of a fussy Priscilla 😎
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Really love this one David.. a sweet ending!
Pat
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Thank you fluently, Pat 🙏
Fortunately, I ran out of words
before the bitter end 😎
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I have a feeling that you will never truly run out of words🙂
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You’ve left me speechless 🙊
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Describing every kind of ‘Word’ in usage.
The ending is awesome. ‘…taking flight.’
Do you do the artwork on a digital platform?
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Thank you kindly, Kritika 🙏 💛
That particular picture is a shadow
selfie with cyber enhancement.
I usually use paint and canvas, but
digital is a whole lot neater 🎨😎
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“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits” (Prov. 18: 21).
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Without the fullness of heart 💛
words just endlessly clanging 🔔
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my words – my world
words have power
thoughts are closed in words
emotions are born in your mind
words flowing from the right mouth
they build up or destroy
our words – our world
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May the Word be with you,
Agnieszka, in the solidarity
of eternity 🙏 😎
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👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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🙏 😎
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A man may break a word with you, sir, and words are but wind;
Ay, and break it in your face, so he break it not behind.
William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors
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There’s no gaslighting the Bard, or
you risk a backfire to the face 💨💥😎
Thanks for that flatulent reference
to the great wordsmith himself, Hal.
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Words have been my best friends for 57 years. Thanks for sharing your words with us!
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My pleonasmic pleasure, Sheila 🙏😎
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“Words are all we have, really. We have thoughts but thoughts are fluid. Then we assign a word to a thought and we’re stuck with that word for that thought, so be careful with words. I like to think that the same words that hurt can heal. It’s a matter of how you pick them.”
.
― George Carlin
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Hi David, I thought the post was brilliant, then I read the comments! Haven’t stopped laughing!
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Greatly appreciate, Mister T 🙏 😎
Laughter is the best medicine, and it
keeps you young, apparently 😂 🕶️
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How to rhyme a poem by using words to connect words!! I think silently. You are the master of rhyme David. There is much to learn from you.
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No compliment grander‼️😎
Thank you profusely, Sadia 🙏
Having read copious amounts
of Henry Longfellow
something about rhyming
seems to have have seeped
deep into my very soul 🤔 🕶️
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Welcome to you. 🙏🙏🙏There is a distinct rhythm in your poetry. I hope to get some beautiful creations like this in the future.💙💙💙
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Very well done, David. So many definitions for such a small Word!
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Greatly appreciated, Dwight 🙏
To misquote the Bard …
“The word is your oyster.”
As I do like the way you string
pearls of wisdom together 😎
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You are welcome. I love the quote and your version of it.
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Excellent poem David! 👏👏😁😁 I love the rhythm and your use of “words”. 👍👍👌👌
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An immeasurable thank you, Ken 🙏
According to Wikipedia, if you spell
the word ‘Word’ backwards you get
‘Drow’ … a dark elf of the Forgotten
Realm, apparently. So, not wanting
a bunch of Drows 🧟♀️🧟♂️🧟 bustling
in my hedgerow, I’ll do my best not
to misuse the word ‘Word’ like that 😎
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Haha! “Drow” must remember that! No we wouldn’t want you misusing it like that! 😛😉😁
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Yes, I believe those elvish drows
are the servants of Lord Drol, the
High Palindrome of WordPress 😎
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Revealing, yet concealing….I’m more often than not just lost for words lately.
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Thank you, Bojana,
for taking a look 🙏
I’m an open book
in brown paper bag
that’s stuck in a vault 😎
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Who always makes me laugh…
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Yeah.Only word has many impressions as positive and negative.Here we can say-once a saying word and an arrow left from the bow never come back.if the word wounds then there silence is better than speaking.are you agree,dear Redpath!!Plz reply.
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Most assuredly, Aruna.
With the power of expression
comes an obligation to use
some discretion, and not be
needlessly offending 🗣️ 🚫
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Yeah.you are absolutely right.welcome,dear!!🌺🙏🏻🌺
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This post of words came knocking hard. I LOVE words, they have so much power. Just loved the poem, is there more to say? I do not think so. Just keep the words coming.
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Very much appreciated.
Your kind words have
left me speechless 🙏 😎
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And the best Word of all is the Word that was with God and the Word was God.
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The Word of Creation . . .
who holds all things together.
The physicists are still looking
for an explanation, as it seems
75% of the mass required to
generate the gravity necessary
to hold the Universe together
is mysteriously missing. Hence
all the research into “Dark Matter”
… yet they’re still to find any ?!
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Truly brilliant writing. ❤️
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Thank you very much, Sonal 🌹🙏
I do like to have the last word 😎
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Haha don’t we all. ☺️😎
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You are a magician of words, you play with words.
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Creative expression is a part of
the human parcel, a reflection
of the the Greater Creator, who’s
image we were made in. A gift
divine that makes us all human.
Thank you 🙏 for playing along Nitinsingh 😎
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