Wordstitcher: 'A Word Is Dead'

Tuesday, 15 February 2011

'A Word Is Dead'

'A Word Is Dead'

A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day.

Emily Dickinson

8 comments:

Unknown said...: Word perfection - Dickinson style!

Did you see the Sunday Snippet at TPS? Another passage from Allende. Scroll down a few posts...; 15 February 2011 at 04:51
aguja said...: Just looked at your comment after mine on the first Allende. Sorry! I have visitors and it is hard to keep up at present, so I missed going back to your comment section.

Yes, it was! How weird that we were at the same exhibition!!! What sort of coincidence is that!!; 15 February 2011 at 09:32
Agus said...: Una palabra está muerta cuando se dice...
No estoy de acuerdo con eso, las palabras en los libros permanecen eternas, los hay muy buenos, regulares y malos, pero las palabras siguen vivas en esos textos.
Hay palabras, sobre todo las de afecto, que cuanto más las dices, más vida tienen; te quiero...., te amo..., te hecho de menos, felicidades!..., bravo!..., etc...

Hasta luego!!
Felicidades por tu blog!!; 15 February 2011 at 10:32
Olga said...: It is so simple and so meaningful.
The beauty of the short poem of Emily.; 15 February 2011 at 18:32
aguja said...: Mmm, yes, Olga!

Agus - por fin Emily Dickinson dice que la palabra vive - ¿acuerdes con este?; 16 February 2011 at 04:38
L'Adelaide said...: this is simply beautiful and makes one stop and really think about the words...i love her interpretation of them....xxx and speaking of 'words', i have a *9* letter verification word to do!!! 9 is a bit much i think...sigh...; 16 February 2011 at 20:56
aguja said...: She was so reclusive and yet always manages to inspire; incredible, I think.

Good luck with the verification!; 17 February 2011 at 03:23
K said...: Very true words! I haven't read any of Emily Dickinson's work, but I may seek some of it out.; 17 February 2011 at 06:45