Day 75 - The Beauty of Words - in 12 Gauge

As a writer, I love words. I think it's a requirement for the job. I love what they mean and what they can do when you string them together in interesting ways, but I also just love them for themselves. Some words are simply so beautiful they can stand alone. I like the feel of them in  my mouth; I like rolling them around there like ripe grapes.

Of course, words have power in hundreds of ways. For one thing, talking with words is infinitely better than fighting with bullets. So it seemed an interesting juxtaposition to use a bullet to house some of my favorite, most beautiful words. The words in this book are not linked into anything sensible; they really have no meaning on their own. They are chosen simply for the beauty of the sound, for that wonderful feeling when they roll off your tongue. They are words like zebra,
                                     unctuous,
                                             alchemical,
                                                         Scheherazade,
                                                                  onomatopoeia,
                                                                                     song...

Words that are not here because they less beautiful in and of themselves:   
                                                                       shotgun,
                                                                                    hate
                                                                                             kill. 

So here's a 12 gauge book of beautiful words.