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<\/a><\/div>\nAs a wordsmith, I think I can like a word for its meaning, as well as, its arrangement of letters. Onomatopoeia, for example, is a favourite, as is pique. I could go on, but only another wordsmith would understand my obsession.<\/p>\n
Let’s just say that words bring us from the darkness into the light. They can pierce the opaque, explain the obtuse and generally, delight, as well as, enlighten the mind.<\/p>\n
“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” – Leonard Cohen.<\/p>\n
The pictures? Studies in light.<\/p>\n
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