Words are instruments with healing power
to calm and comfort and conciliate
once released from the heart’s secret bower.
Lovely as a rainbow or a flower
when offered to soothe or to mitigate,
words are instruments with healing power.
Used singly or in a stream or shower,
words encourage and ameliorate
once released from the heart’s secret bower.
As love’s sacrament at the apt hour,
words cheer and console and alleviate.
They are instruments with healing power.
Like mantras of sacred grace, words devour
hate, mend and restore, and propitiate
as they speak from the heart’s secret bower.
Words can strengthen fearful souls that cower,
inspire sagging spirits, and motivate.
Words are instruments with healing power
once released from the soul’s secret bower.
Author Bio:
Sandra Bounds writes poetry because she loves it. In addition, the process of writing helps her stay mentally alert in her efforts to survive Parkinson's Disease.
She has a Master of Arts Degree in English from Mississippi State University. A retired English teacher, she has taught in both private and public high schools and in community college. She has publishing credits in Australia, England,and the United States.
to calm and comfort and conciliate
once released from the heart’s secret bower.
Lovely as a rainbow or a flower
when offered to soothe or to mitigate,
words are instruments with healing power.
Used singly or in a stream or shower,
words encourage and ameliorate
once released from the heart’s secret bower.
As love’s sacrament at the apt hour,
words cheer and console and alleviate.
They are instruments with healing power.
Like mantras of sacred grace, words devour
hate, mend and restore, and propitiate
as they speak from the heart’s secret bower.
Words can strengthen fearful souls that cower,
inspire sagging spirits, and motivate.
Words are instruments with healing power
once released from the soul’s secret bower.
Author Bio:
Sandra Bounds writes poetry because she loves it. In addition, the process of writing helps her stay mentally alert in her efforts to survive Parkinson's Disease.
She has a Master of Arts Degree in English from Mississippi State University. A retired English teacher, she has taught in both private and public high schools and in community college. She has publishing credits in Australia, England,and the United States.
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