The Power of Words

Words gleam with the meaning
infused with their first thought,
as we think of what they mean to us
instead of what they’re not.

Forming into sentences,
they collect more meaning.
All the smiles of happy words,
and all the sad words’ keening.

For some words grow our ecstacy
with lyrics that are lilting,
while others cast a deathly pall
that prompts our spirit’s  wilting.

2. Three little words – Sarah gave us this prompt based on what3words:
“ what3words divides the whole world into 3 metre squares with each allocated a combination of 3 words. These words pinpoint your location exactly.” The three words for my gazebo where my hammocks are hung, (the location on my property where much of my inspiration comes from) are: Gleam sentences wilt. We were to write three stanzas, each prompted by one of the words.