Tuesday, June 6, 2023

the quality of silence

silence is the blanket
that covers you when the
world gets too loud and
the sun becomes too bright
 
silence is the open space
that lies between the shattering
glass and booming drum
that tore us apart
 
silence is the nesting bird
in the tree outside my window
that lures me out of sleep
to greet the sunrise again
 
silence is the peace
that lies within my heart
that I will never be alone
as long as you are with me
 
 

18 comments:

  1. I like how your characterization goes from the general to the specific. It also comes alive with the luring nesting bird <3

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  2. Nice response specially the last stanza.

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  3. Nice one!!!
    Thanks for dropping by my blog

    Much💚love

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  4. Making a list of silences is almost like saying that there's really no such thing. Except for the totally deaf. And I agree with you.

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  5. Anonymous is Jane btw.

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  6. I agree with Lisa and also like how your characterization goes from the general to the specific. Silence as a blanket could be a little cliché, but you make it fresh with the addition of the too-loud world and too-bright sun. I really like the ‘open space / that lies between the shattering / glass and booming drum’ and again you make it even more interesting with the addition of ‘that tore us apart’.

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  7. I enjoyed your lovely imagery of silence, Arcadia...especially the nesting bird :)

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  8. Beautiful moments of silence you give us here....and then moving to a more personal space of silence and remembrance. Very nicely rendered.

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