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My Tribute To the Silent One

I will never quite grasp the depth of your love and care, For those around you, and for the world and its constant suffering You understand more than you express, You express more than I can understand… Your sweet and playful spirit leaves an impact on my life and heart, Uplifting me when I need it most…how can I thank you? And your meaningful, romantic side, Your poetry is priceless! You care about the deep, sad and unusual, Admiring the sentiments of darkness and light alike, Inspired by the world around you, your canvas is infinitely painted in detail Revealing colors that bring relief to the eyes Despite the unimaginable hardships you have faced, And of the trials and tests of the present and unknown future, You remain resilient, good-natured and strong, Never letting anything break you, No matter how many demons swarm your beautiful garden of words, No matter the careless and unkind words from the ignorant and afflicted, The conflicted and the constricted… You are aware of the sensitivity of each opposition, Easily seeing past the nailing and jabs aiming for your mind and heart, And you humble me with your meek approach of poetry You must write when inspiration touches truth Not to mention, when sick abuse yearns for justice, You grab the evil source by the throat and shame him! Even when wounded, when the voice can no longer speak, When the tongue is bit for the better of all, When emotions plea for more consistency, You speak the loudest to me You are The Silent One And you mean ever so much to me!
My Tribute to the gifted and resilient Silent One

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 3/18/2016 2:33:00 AM
Wow, what a passionate sincere epic! Silent One is worthy of the praise, not only because of his engaging poetry, but he's always had a a friendly caring spirit towards me, I know that. "You understand more than you express You express more than I can understand" ... that's Silent (his username is rather a paradox, I think!) ... a great heart you have to write this down, Laura. I'm impressed.
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Laura Breidenthal
Date: 3/18/2016 7:42:00 PM
Silent is a really kind and playful guy. He deserved it. :) Thanks Timothy.. ~Laura
Date: 9/14/2015 4:53:00 AM
I really like Silent One,I am so drawn to his poetry. His words are packed with emotions and leaves me wanting to read more. You have so beautifully described his gifted art of poetry. Awesome!
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Laura Breidenthal
Date: 9/14/2015 8:58:00 PM
Thanks, Charmaine! He's a really great friend and poet on here! Glad you got to read this one! : )
Date: 8/21/2015 12:23:00 PM
"No matter how many demons swarm your beautiful garden of words,// No matter the careless and unkind words from the ignorant and afflicted,// The conflicted and the constricted…//You are aware of the sensitivity of each opposition," They will always be there, in one form or another. A person of character rises above these things. A very good tribute Laura. I see he has not read this yet. He must have been too busy with his latest posts. hugs!
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Laura Breidenthal
Date: 8/21/2015 10:57:00 PM
Thanks so much! Glad you got to read this tribute to Silent One today! I hope you are doing well and getting back into the swing of things my friend! ~Laura
Date: 8/21/2015 10:11:00 AM
Laura, your writes are amazing and dwell well with emotions, I enjoyed reading your poem today. Luv ~SKAT~
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Laura Breidenthal
Date: 8/21/2015 10:58:00 PM
Hello SKAT! Nice to see you here again. I've been busy these last couple of days, but doing well. Hope you have a great weekend and thank you a bunch for the compliments and for reading! ~Laura
Date: 8/20/2015 4:34:00 PM
This is an amazing tribute poem, the sincerity and expression comes through, and is a truly wonderful read.
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Laura Breidenthal
Date: 8/21/2015 10:58:00 PM
Many thanks! ~Laura
Date: 8/20/2015 11:05:00 AM
Beautiful tribute, Laura! A - 7! I happily ditto all the sentiments expressed by my fellow poets and would like to add that he is so worthy of all the praises! Nothing compares to the sounds of the Silent One! Pandita
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Laura Breidenthal
Date: 8/21/2015 10:59:00 PM
Yes, he is!!! Sweet note indeed, Pandita! ~Laura
Date: 8/20/2015 4:20:00 AM
Silent One rocks!
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Laura Breidenthal
Date: 8/21/2015 11:00:00 PM
Yes! He most certainly does! I will get to visiting your page eventually. Haha. I'm sorry; I've been so busy lately. ~Laura
Date: 8/19/2015 9:07:00 PM
wow, Laura, what a great tribute to Silent One. A lot of heart went into this one, for a guy with a big heart!!
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Laura Breidenthal
Date: 8/21/2015 11:00:00 PM
Yes, he is a true friend. Thank you for your sweet thoughts Andrea~Laura
Date: 8/19/2015 1:19:00 PM
Beautifully written, and a great tribute.
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Laura Breidenthal
Date: 8/21/2015 11:01:00 PM
Thank you Carol! I will get to reading your page. I love your story-based poems- they are always so entertaining to read. ~Laura
Date: 8/18/2015 7:02:00 PM
Wonderful this is! Such sweet a tribute! More people on this earth like this we need. The essence of goodness you capture. Special is the Silent One. Wears a crown of gold this poet. Amazing this relationship you have. He a source of peace is. Good for many would be cloning this man. Follow his destiny he will. Wisdom certain he has.
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Laura Breidenthal
Date: 8/18/2015 7:19:00 PM
Thank you, Yoda. XD Your feedback is always a treat. ~Laura
Date: 8/18/2015 2:04:00 PM
Lovely, Laura. I love his romantic writes. I was first drawn to his writing when he used the word beloved. Always a pretty word. He is a wonderful poet and worthy of your praise. Hugs
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Laura Breidenthal
Date: 8/18/2015 7:25:00 PM
Yes, this romantic pieces are lovely, aren't they? :) ~Laura
Date: 8/18/2015 1:21:00 PM
Laura, what an incredible beautiful tribute to an amazing man and poet, I had tears reading it, you have captured Silent's essence in your elegant words, he is all that you write, if I could give a rating of 100 I would, but we will have to settle for 7 ~~
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Laura Breidenthal
Date: 8/19/2015 5:32:00 AM
Thank you so much!!! Sorry for my late reply - I thought I had written you back after reading this, but I guess I got sidetracked. I am glad you got to read it. Btw, I'll be checking out some of your work soon! ~Laura
Date: 8/18/2015 7:30:00 AM
Laura, this is an amazing tribute Silent One. I stand in agreement with your heartfelt pen:-)Alexis 7
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Laura Breidenthal
Date: 8/18/2015 7:39:00 AM
: ) thanks!~Laura
Date: 8/18/2015 2:01:00 AM
No one uses their artistic talent better than you in expressing affectionate respect. You feel so deeply into the flesh of a heart and into the spirit of actions Laura. There can be no doubt, that by knowing the resilient, insightful, and intensely beautiful woman that you are enchances the awesome qualities that you so eloquently delineate in the Tribute poem above. An amazing composition which will be FAVED! Laura, with affection and respect, Justin
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Laura Breidenthal
Date: 8/18/2015 3:49:00 AM
Thank you for your kind words, Justin...your affection and respect is treasured by me deeply..my way of expressing anything meaningful is through writing..I'm very shy, awkward and I stumble on my words, but given the time and thought, I draw confidence in the poetry mode. Silent One is an awesome, humble poet and has inspired me in more ways than one when it comes to figuring out how to use these gifts. ~Laura

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