Saturday 10 June 2023

Silence










Silence, often held golden 

for introspection, meditation

searching for solace,  strength within ourselves 


Silence, the power, that keeps you sane

amongst chatter, sound and fury 

violent, explosive  discourses! 


It's silence, that enables you to listen

to the voices of nature- twittering of birds 

the waves of the ocean,  humming of a bee 

the pit pat of soothing rain...

as also the untold , unexpressed

aches of fellow human beings... 


Yet, the very silence can be a bane 

when there's a need to speak up 

when practised by a coward

to save own skin, for being evasive

when unable to face reality 

take the bull by its horns 


Used appropriately, Silence is golden 

if not, well who is it that said 

"A world is a dangerous place not because

of those who do evil,  but because of those 

who look on and do nothing."    


NB: I recited this poem during the Seniors Today poetry meet on 9th June 2023  





9 comments:

  1. Thank you for responding to the post.

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  2. Nice piece. The good and bad of silence.

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  3. Thank you. Happy you related to the post and liked it.

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  4. Thank you for showing both the sides!

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  5. Yes silence has many qualities.

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  6. I agree with the thought though sometimes remaining silent is the only sane act.

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