This Christmas give yourself and others a gift of thinking before you speak. This is a recent poem I wrote for the Variety Show recently held in Big Sandy. It’s called The Power of Words.

I’d love to write a poem where the words have power

Power to help people to sing and dance

Or the power to crawl out of a hole

Or move them to action and stir them to service

I’d love to use words to help people to find peace and tranquility

allowing them to breath deep and finally to rest

Words can bring sweetness to the soul

By giving healing power to pain

With words, you can find beauty

And...