Passion For The Written Word (poem 25)

Letters on a page, words in ink.
I have a passion for the written word.
A passion to absorb the knowledge held in these little black characters.

The magical little marks have the potency to create worlds or topple governments.
They have the potential to enlighten the most ignorant among us.
They can set off an explosion of fireworks in the cerebrum of those who will but venture to turn a page.

Letters on a page, words in ink.
I have a passion for the written word.
A passion to absorb the knowledge held in these little black characters.

1865 or 2012 feather quill, pen, typewriter or computer the words are splashed on paper or monitor, but always just as effective.
From the Gutenberg Press to Project Gutenberg, from Shakespeare to H.G. Wells the greats come and go, forever leaving a trail of words behind them.

Letters on a page, words in ink.
I have a passion for the written word.
A passion to absorb the knowledge held in these little black characters.



Copyright © 2012, William Cody Winter.