Poetry – Elusive Silence

New and old

The day is new But the air is as old as time The ray is new But the sun is as old as time The loss is new But the grieving is as old as time The wish is new But the longing is as old as time

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Speak

You speak silence with such fervor I stand rooted….rendered speechless

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Should I turn my face to the sun In case it has carried a message from you Should I close my eyes and feel the wind In case you are feeling my presence too Should I sit quietly and listen to the silence In case it speaks to me for you Should I leave theContinue reading “Should I”

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Light

I am ablaze I urge you to try Become a thousand suns Or the lone firefly I shine through the broken I create…..I destroy I am The Light I know my why

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And so it is decided

The galaxies whirl in silent glory And in silence, shines the moon The prayer lamps burn in silence And in silence, flowers bloom A God is carved into silent stone And in silence, sparkles dew And so it is decided then You and I speak in silence too

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I want to meet

I want to meet The one that pours with a smile To turn the drunken into dancers I want to meet The one that silence speaks to To turn questions into answers

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You Don’t Have To

You don’t have to tell me why The earth will never touch the sky Why the waves rise and fall With the moon’s lonely sigh You don’t have to say a word For the ocean to be stirred For the longing to be seen For the silence to be heard

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A half moon

Unlike a half open bud that waits to come into glory Unlike a half taken breath that longs to tell a story A half moon is silent, Is silent in knowing. It is always full. Just shadows showing…

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Don’t envy me

Don’t envy me Says the sun to the night I burn to be free Like the bird in flight – Don’t envy me Says the oak to the leaf When you are gone I will stand rooted in grief – Don’t envy me Says wisdom to longing When the cup of wine breaks You willContinue reading “Don’t envy me”

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In the end

Now it remains to be seen Can I love me like you did? Now that you are gone Silent inquisitions, I forbid – The broken, fights the whole But what does it defend? Is grief the price we pay To love fiercely til the end?