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When Silence Speaks

I languish in the cherished sound of winter’s chill and summer’s haze where memories of youth abound when silence speaks of bygone days. I search the seasons long since gone to reminisce another time where memories still linger on when silence speaks in verdant rhyme. Each whisper through the wind redeems those songs that I had sung before, where memories instill my dreams when silence speaks in rhythmic lore. I sojourn through this mired abyss in search of days from yesteryear and as they vanish in the mist, when silence speaks, they reappear. The sounds that once had filled the past, my weary soul forever seeks. Though memories tend not to last they all return when silence speaks.

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Date: 5/16/2024 8:00:00 AM
Dear Mark, your poetic finesse is smooth and expressive. Your heart and soul speaks in metrical rhythm and rhyme and wraps the reader into your verse. The repetition of "when silence speaks" is used with great affect. Indeed nostalgia speaks in a silent voice, in a silent and sacred space within us... a yearning voice that is bittersweet when found in the realm of yesteryear. A superb piece! Congratulations for your win in Brian's contest. Warmest wishes my inspiring friend.. ~Susan
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Mark Massey
Date: 5/17/2024 8:10:00 AM
You are amazing, Susan - even your comments are poetic. Thank you!
Date: 5/13/2024 2:56:00 PM
this is what i refer to as a classically well written poem, the cadence and rhythm echoing the actual wording - congrats on your placement in the contest
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Mark Massey
Date: 5/17/2024 8:08:00 AM
Thank you Charlotte
Date: 5/13/2024 2:51:00 PM
Interesting winner. Congratulations. Sara K
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Mark Massey
Date: 5/17/2024 8:08:00 AM
Thanks Sara
Date: 5/12/2024 7:08:00 AM
The last line is a perfect finish to this masterpiece. Great writing. Cheers - Hiba.
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Mark Massey
Date: 5/17/2024 8:09:00 AM
Thank you Hiba
Date: 5/12/2024 6:30:00 AM
Reminiscence and its transformative power are central to your superb poetry. You look back with nostalgia, comforted by the memories that come flooding back in moments of solitude, as you use vivid imagery and impeccable diction to dwell on bygone days. Congrats on your win and thanks for visiting my page.
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Mark Massey
Date: 5/17/2024 8:09:00 AM
Thank you!

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