Wednesday, February 21, 2018

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
               jingling in my pocket.

6 comments:

  1. And filling our pockets with them as well!

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  2. I love the words you chose as the ten most beautiful, and carrying them in our pockets is the perfect image. Thank you.

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  3. this 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.

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    1. Thanks for writing! Good luck with your writing!

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