The Ten Most Beautiful Words
by Ralph Fletcher
I
saw a list of the ten
most
beautiful words
in
the English language:
dawn, hush, mist, lullaby,
tranquil, luminous, chimes,
golden, melody, murmuring.
I liked them all, the sound of
them,
especially murmuring.
It made me picture
ripples
shuddering
across still water.
And now I’ve got
ten shiny new coins
ten shiny new coins
jingling
in my pocket.
And filling our pockets with them as well!
ReplyDeleteJust lovely, Ralph! xx
ReplyDeleteInspired by your NCTE session, Amy!
DeleteI love the words you chose as the ten most beautiful, and carrying them in our pockets is the perfect image. Thank you.
ReplyDeletethis is from China. i just finished reading your How Writers Work and got interested in your work. it's cool that you are sharing your words here. i can see you are truly encouraging youngsters to write. i really hope i know someone like you in China.
ReplyDeleteThanks for writing! Good luck with your writing!
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