The Right Word

Cyn Bagley
Most people are tone deaf, she said
under the eye of the glaring librarian

She pointed to the word walk.
What is the difference between this word
and amble or trot?

Walk - using feet to go to a destination
Amble - checking the scenery on the way
Trot - a slow up and down run

Each word has a tone,
an image

She sent me on the search
for the right word

Published by Cyn Bagley

I am a patient with a chronic illness called Wegener's Granulomatosis, but I don't let it define me. Before my illness I traveled and worked in South Africa, Germany, Panama, and Japan. I spent six years in...  View profile

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  • David Lanier5/1/2010

    Good one.... :)

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