Love this! Wonderful read out loud, flawless in its rhythm...and the final stanza...they will always start again...they're the one thing they can't take from us...even if we speak them only in our minds.
Having lived most of my life where the wind blows long and hard as a politician, I appreciate the silence and the calm, when words eddy up and can be heard. This is a very serene-feeling poem.
Many years ago i had a friend in the Ozark foothills, very remote area, who spoke with a deep drawl and extremely s-l-o-w-l-y..... I used to say the next word for him to get things moving along. It irritated him without end. I'm certain he didn't see it as a "world between words" but I certainly did! Cute poem!
i love those moments of silence...worlds between words...a resting place..true that... also cool when the words flow again..
ReplyDeleteLove this! Wonderful read out loud, flawless in its rhythm...and the final stanza...they will always start again...they're the one thing they can't take from us...even if we speak them only in our minds.
ReplyDeleteThis poem makes me feel restful and rested as I breathe in, breathe out. Nice, Eric.
ReplyDeletefill the blank space...sometimes that pause is not a bad thing, a breathe until they rush back in once more...
ReplyDeleteHaving lived most of my life where the wind blows long and hard as a politician, I appreciate the silence and the calm, when words eddy up and can be heard. This is a very serene-feeling poem.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous pacing, Eric!
ReplyDeleteMany years ago i had a friend in the Ozark foothills, very remote area, who spoke with a deep drawl and extremely s-l-o-w-l-y..... I used to say the next word for him to get things moving along. It irritated him without end. I'm certain he didn't see it as a "world between words" but I certainly did! Cute poem!
ReplyDeleteSilence scares so many people, which is why they have to fill it with noise.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautifully written - I especially liked flowing to slowing and the world between words.
Love your description of silence! I have always appreciated it, but this makes it sound even more lovely!! :)
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