How Can I Count! Poem by Muhammad Ali

How Can I Count!

Rating: 4.6


Words make fresh
When words are flowers
Words define paths
When they are stars
Precious they are
In hopelessness
Words bring life

Words are far
When one wants more
Words are sunset
At some sea shore

When words are stones
Hit so hard
Words do tear
When they are sword
Words create darkness
When they are fear
Words are poison
Beat till death
Drop by drop

Words of people
Flow to my ear
Words are same
The same I hear
How can I know!
Who is sincere!

O Great God! !
A moment of breath is how much life!
How many times... death is coming with a breath inside!
How can I count! !

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Unwritten Soul 14 August 2016

Beautiful, words are the bricks that the world we making surround us, with love it make us stay in peace and with mad lines it change life to be crazily uneasy... And with words also we can convey what heart wanted to tell not only just keep the feeling inside... How beautiful world is because of great words, and they born from mind that think and heart that has the beauty... Lovely work Ali

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Geetha Jayakumar 20 August 2016

Words are precious like our breathe. We cannot count either of them.When we loose we realise its worth. Beautiful write. Loved the ink.

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Shahzia Batool 19 December 2013

words have brought life here too...yes, how can i count...a simple question with all its profundity! ! !

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Tirupathi Chandrupatla 27 December 2013

Power of the words is enormous. That is what we see here. Life breath. Life ceases when it stops. We don't count how many times we breathe. Nice poem.

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Nosheen Irfan 26 July 2016

Such a powerful piece of writing in your own characteristic style that is so appealing. I like how you have said so much in this single piece.

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Christopher Okiri 05 November 2022

Lyricism like a cascade of a waterfall. Well done

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Bharati Nayak 05 December 2019

Civilization's wisdom is contained in words.Words may be soft or hard, may create hope or fear.We can use words for the best of mankind or misuse them.So it is said - -Watch your words. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful poem.

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Bharati Nayak 05 December 2019

Words make fresh When words are flowers Words define paths When they are stars Precious they are In hopelessness Words bring life - - - -An amazing and powerful write.

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Mj Lemon 20 April 2018

So much wisdom here, Ali. I am reminded that one of the most devastating things a person can face is no words....silence, neglect, perhaps the greatest abuse. In some cases ugly words are the basis for a better reality. So imagine the power of positive words.? A great poem, Ali. (Report)

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Susan Williams 27 February 2017

Words define paths When they are stars Precious they are In hopelessness- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -oh! very well written. Words are our oil paints with which we can comunicate from one soul to another. I like the way you respect them!

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