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Silence
Silence
Silence #1
Autumn's palette
initiates a signal to fall
I sit behind glass
and will them to cling
to resist the breeze's instructions
to grip hard
and then harder
when sodden and heavy
even the rain scolds
their obdurate stance
they could stay
I know they could
but one by one
they drop silent
shouldn't their detachment make a sound
a cruel little snap
register a tiny yelp of pain
behind the glass that separates us
I sometimes wonder who's the specimen
and them
all peace and quiet
just following their paths
looking in
wondering about the strange reluctance
of all the artifacts
observing them.
Autumn's palette
initiates a signal to fall
I sit behind glass
and will them to cling
to resist the breeze's instructions
to grip hard
and then harder
when sodden and heavy
even the rain scolds
their obdurate stance
they could stay
I know they could
but one by one
they drop silent
shouldn't their detachment make a sound
a cruel little snap
register a tiny yelp of pain
behind the glass that separates us
I sometimes wonder who's the specimen
and them
all peace and quiet
just following their paths
looking in
wondering about the strange reluctance
of all the artifacts
observing them.
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Re: Silence
Love the play with point of view here.
Really enjoyable read.
Really enjoyable read.
Re: Silence
Hey Colm
Atypical Colm piece in the best sense, playful, meaningful and with an easy way with words and pictures. Nicely done
Atypical Colm piece in the best sense, playful, meaningful and with an easy way with words and pictures. Nicely done
Re: Silence
Thanks, Dave.
Much appreciated![Smile :)](http://tangledbranch.com/boards/images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
Much appreciated
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Re: Silence
Very much enjoyed Colm. Perspectives, inside/outside, invite the reader to reflect on insistence/acceptance/resistance. A rewarding and resonant read.
Phil
Phil
Re: Silence
'they could stay
I know they could
but one by one
they drop silent
shouldn't their detachment make a sound
a cruel little snap
register a tiny yelp of pain'
Maybe they do, Colm, but we are lucky enough not to hear it. Autumn would be agony if we could hear such sounds.
Lovely poem.
Gyppo
I know they could
but one by one
they drop silent
shouldn't their detachment make a sound
a cruel little snap
register a tiny yelp of pain'
Maybe they do, Colm, but we are lucky enough not to hear it. Autumn would be agony if we could hear such sounds.
Lovely poem.
Gyppo
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Re: Silence
Many thanks, Phil and Gyppo
I'm glad this one seems to work ![Smile :)](http://tangledbranch.com/boards/images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
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I'm sure that admin will, in the fullness of time, delete these spurious ads from Colm's thread. But, having seen a new name , I was bitterly disappointed to find they were a Spammer
Francis Crype would be a glorious name for a poet.
Gyppo
Francis Crype would be a glorious name for a poet.
Gyppo
I've been writing ever since I realised I could. Storytelling since I started talking. Poetry however comes and goes ![Wink ;-)](http://tangledbranch.com/boards/images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
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I deleted the spam and banned the spammer - pity, I agree Francis Crype is a great name for a poet in a R.L. Stevenson sort of way.