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Eldest
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0 posted 2010-07-20 01:40 PM



Slippery, sibilant, sensuous, speculative words
Words that slide from the lips, succulent and sweet
Words that feed the soul, even if they are silently said

Tumbling, terrific, terrifying, titillating words
Words that are tart on the tongue, tasty and tingling
Words that satisfy the temptation to try anything

Writhing, wiggling, wrenching, wasteful words
Words that worm their way into our lives, waving their arms
Words that wriggle into our hearts and minds

Calling, crying, chaste, challenging words
Words that call out to the universe, changing minds
Words that clamber to be heard, climbing out in spite of everything

Dangling, dissonant, dangerous, desperate words
Words that divide, dissect, making us desire more
Words that dance, whirling dervishes of ideas and thoughts

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easy1
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1 posted 2010-07-20 04:53 PM


An enjoyable read.

It is said that the hand is the "teacher and agent of the brain", but upon reading this I realize that that is no less descriptive of the tongue.

Eldest
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2 posted 2010-07-21 08:19 AM


Thank you.  One person who read this said it was an "overuse of alliteration" but I think he missed the point.  Just reading words aloud is as pleasureable as eating chocolate for me
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