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A Word is Worth a Thousand Pictures
May 30, 2010
I’ve never really appreciated photography,
Yet the sight of my old writing journals,
Full of half-formulated ideas
And chicken scratch only I can decipher
Opens my mind to the picture world my words create.
These ratty notebooks covered with discolored sticky notes are
Photo albums of my life-
As I read, I see thoughts frozen in time,
Just as a scene is captured by a camera.
The one difference, though, is that
The syllables and lines and stanzas of my poetry
Are far more beautiful than any image
Could ever dream to be.
© Samantha M., Bethel, CT
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IAmWhoIWantToBe PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 2 2011 at 4:14 am
I love arts and literature. I agree that words are powerful. And I know something: you are talented. :)