They were fascinating
They were intriguing
In every shape and size
They were tantalizing.
With wide-eyed wonder
I closely watched them
Acquiring new meaning
At every turn.
I loved to roll my
Tongue around them
Savour their flavour
As some of them tied my tongue in knots.
Listening to their cadence
Inflection and pitch
Wrapping my head
Around their myriad meanings.
What began as an interest
Turned into an infatuation
A crush to beat all crushes
As I grow older
The bond grows stronger
And I can’t bear to
See them being misused.
My affair with words
Is a lifelong one
I don’t mind sharing them with you
But please give them
The respect that they deserve
And don’t bandy them around
Without realising their worth.
That’s so great!! They really deserve respect, and we do respect them!! 🙂
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So true. So we do. ☺️
Thank you.
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Yes, 🙂
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a beautiful love affair indeed! we seem to have the same infatuation!
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We surely seem to have it! Thank you so much for taking out time to read.
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always my pleasure Punam
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Yes, words should be given the respect they deserve. For many of us, that is all we have to offer. I think many of us share such love. Love your use of the prompt – so well written!
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Thank you so much for your appreciation and encouragement always. Words are very important for we are bonding over words, dear friend! 😊
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You are kindly welcome, my dear friend. Yes, and may that bonding continue to strengthen beneath the words we share 🙂
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Amen! ☺️
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🙂
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lol I am having a similar love affair … this is so well crafted!
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Haha! We all are Kate! Thanks for reading.
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thanks for sharing your craft 🙂
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That’s so sweet of you Kate. I am blessed to have such wonderful people around. ☺️
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💕
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❤️
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I SO relate to this! BRAVO!!! Words, words…there are never too many 🙂
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Thank you so much, my dear!!❤️ You are absolutely correct …there are never too many! 🙂
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It actually pains me to have to take out words in order to be more concise, haha!
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I agree, it is painful! 🙂
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haha 🙂 🙂
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Love this–as I love words too!
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