A word is dead 1
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day.
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day.
(F.278/J.1212)
[1] word:: a promise, undertaking (OED n.8). dead:: firm, fixed.
[5] live:: to realize, to keep the promise.