April 23, 2011

  • WORDPLAY

     

    There must be something hardwired into humans that likes inventive ways of vocal expression. Somewhere I read that the three most basic ways of learning are Rhythm, Rhyme and Repetition 

     

     We respond instinctively to sing-song-y spell-binding stories told to us in childhood:

       “Fi-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman!”

     “Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick!”

     “Mary, Mary quite contrary”

     

    We never outgrow our love for the pop tunes we grew up listening to in adolescence, whether on the radio, juke box, cassettes, or downloaded media.

     

    The Great American Songbook

    Jazz

    The Beatles

    Motown/Blues

    Elvis/Jimi Hendrix

    Madonna/Lady Gaga

     

    Always aligned with Rhythm, Rhyme and Repetition is the lilt and lyricism of:

     

     ALLITERATION

     Could poetry literally mean a poet trying to put words to an inner music?

     Can words convey deep truths in a gentle, non-threatening way?

     

    “Perched on a pedestal woman is powerless.

    Is that why a patriarchal society placed her there?

    At work in the world, she may become wonderful, witty and wise”

     

    Water, the softest substance, over time, will smooth the sharpest stone.

     

     WORDS WITHIN WORDS

     Shout contains out.

     Knew contains new; Know, now

     

    Practicing the process of these alliterative words can be life-changing!

     

     GRATITUDE

     Just being grateful for anything and everything honors and accepts without judgment.

     

    GUIDANCE

    Now that there is no judgment, Gratitude is free to open the door to Guidance from God.

     

    GRACE

     Grace cannot be courted, won or deserved. When right action occurs as a result of resonance with the Highest Self, this is an authentic Gift from God.

     

    SAY THANK YOU AND ENJOY! 

     

     IF WORDS CAN SING CAN DANCE BE FAR BEHIND?