Blog 10 of 12

Rodney Jones is arguing that Language is better than images because with images you convey other senses besides sight. These include sound "A shout from the beach" and smell "coconut milk and 150-proof rum

and dumped it white into the waves" You can show a picture of coconut milk, 150 proof rum and waves but no picture can describe the sense of all three of those smells smashing into you. There's another! touch. The last stanza about trying to replicate the sensation described above of his hand reaching down to scoop the liquids back yet it is impossible the moment has gone.