Monday 16 February 2015

SILENCE!!!

All the nastiness inflicted upon me
I hanged on, And chose not to see
I could hear the giggle, Turning into a roar
Silence prevailed, Will I ever near the shore

The pent up anger, I wanted to open the gate
Endurance at its limit, I started cursing my fate
Tears trickled down, And wet got my cheek
Silence prevailed, Will the clock of joy ever tick

The golden rays finally emerge, cutting through the dark
The zephyr is here to stay, The thunder stops to bark
The tide has turned, The avenger inside will now manage the flow 
Silence prevailed, It's the lull before the blow 

A sudden tepidness, And I stop to think
Can I not ignore, and let those thoughts sink
Do they deserve so much of effort, or worthy of this glare
A whirlpool of calmness soaks me up, I move on without a stare

I internalised the notes of silence, A beat so mellifluous and dear
Silence prevails, "Silence is golden" - the byword rings in my ear!!!

26 comments:

  1. I think that your poem expresses well the different kinds of silence & the feelings a person can have about it....one can hope that 'silence is golden' will be the prevailing thought.

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    1. Thanks Mary...glad, you liked it. I second your thoughts, why not harness the real power of this apparent fragile adage.

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  2. A well written and interesting poem. I enjoyed the last line refrains.

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  3. I really enjoyed this moving on from darkness to light....

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    1. Thanks Sumana! glad, you liked the journey.

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  4. The struggle with the world... And then 'I internalised the notes of silence'. Beautiful!

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    1. Ha ha ha..Yup, at times, the struggle really leaves you in pain..Thanks Nimi! Nice to know, you liked it.

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  5. I like the way you use the power of nature to convey the image of the heart. Well done.

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    1. Thanks Alan! Glad, you found that interesting.

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  6. interesting take on the prompt!!! I like the intense-ness in the poem and the ray of hope in the end! :)

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    1. Glad, you liked it! Thanks for the kind words, and for dropping by, Meghana.

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  7. So deep in meaning. Silence is golden...wish we can practice it.

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  8. Great rhyme and rhythm.. It flows beautifully from darkness to light. "silence is golden."

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    1. Thanks Payal for dropping by...Glad, you like it !

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  9. " let those thoughts sink
    Do they deserve so much of effort"

    What a lovely world we would live in if everyone did this!

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    1. Thanks Margaret! Glad, you liked it. I also wish, if we can really converge those thoughts.

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  10. Beautiful lines, Susmit! The chillness of silence – yes, I feel it:) Certainly one can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a dimension of its own.. :)

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  11. Thanks Panchali! So nice, you dropped by.

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  12. Silence speaks more than words, as they say. You expressed it brilliantly.

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    1. Guess at times thats the only form one can/should adopt. Nice to know, you liked it, Amrit!

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