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Words

The power of words gives birth to poetry

3 min readApr 15, 2025

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“Words have the power to kill and have the power to heal.” ~Emily Dickinson

A photo of Scrabble tiles spelling out “Use your words”
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Use your word power wisely

There’s near limitless power in words, in how we put them together. Some may use words to tear down, to injure and manipulate — words that dehumanize. But, we can choose words to create art… literature, poetry, songs, etc. — words that uplift and affirm humanity.

Worlds turn on the power of words.

Words matter. They have the power to tear down or to destroy. Words can cut deeply, with soul-killing cuts. But, words also have the power to heal, to create, to uplift. Words can be a beacon for a better future.

The power of words gives birth to poetry. Poetry is soul song. Craft a work of word art… compose a symphony of soul song.

The beauty in words… Even through darkness… Dark words seek… find light… To carry light out of darkness. Words to hurt Words to heal Words destroy Words create In the space between… In the mind’s eye… Wrenched from the void… Forming reality of words… Words to hurt Words to heal Words destroy Words create On flight of words… On the precarious summit… On the razor’s edge… That’s where poetry is born. © 05 September 2014 by D. Denise Dianaty.
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Words

The beauty in words…
Even through darkness…
Dark words seek… find light…
To carry light out of darkness.

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Author, D. Denise Dianaty
Author, D. Denise Dianaty

Written by Author, D. Denise Dianaty

Artist, Poet, author, wife & mom May my epitaph be "She reflected love into the world."

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