Afterthought

Many thanks Christina. I set myself a goal to write poems that I wouldn't mind reading myself. Any of my poems that fail that test either get pulled from the site or don't make it up in the first place. :) I can't see myself having more than 1 page up of my poems here but..I'll see..Just me. :) I wouldn't worry about taking a long time to write a poem - everyone's different and poetry is certainly not an exact science. :) Thanks again. Cheers - Gary

Blessings to you my talented poetic friend. :):)

"..speaks volumes.." I love what you did there Evelyn. :) Cheers - Gary

Thanks Paula. I appreciate your stopping by to read and comment. Cheers - Gary

Thanks Gail. Aah, If only they'd listen. :) Cheers - Gary

Hi Brian. Everything you've said. The following is a phrase I've often used to describe the world and its leaders but make no apologies for using it again: the orchestra is actually fine - it's the conductors out of sync who are the problem. Cheers - Gary

Thanks Paul. I, too, wait for that fateful day when change arrives. I just hope it's good change. :) Many Thanks for your visit and comments as always. Cheers - Gary

Thanks Timothy. I hope you realize that you've now made me want to go and find Robert Service's poem. :) Actually, thank you. I love it when Soupers direct me to poets and works I've not read before. Much appreciated. Take care . Cheers - Gary

John, I admit that I had to read it twice: 'No lower silence' -but I came away and thought ..'yes..Love that - it adds depth.' Such is the beauty of poetry and poetry critique. words can be wonderful. :) Cheers - Gary

Gary, I will freely admit that I intended to write 'no louder silence' in my response but was autocorrected by my laptop (which clearly knows better than I). I wasn't careful to do my usual proofreading, and (curiously) the autocorrect may have improved upon the original! Thank you for making the commentary/response section such an enjoyably interactive one.

John, I love your quote "there is no lower silence..." That is just so profound and brilliant. The paradox of the two lines you mention were nearly written as a question.."Will the silence I can't hear be louder than before?"..or something like that. I'm glad I had a change of mind as I think it reads better..and I already know what the answer is. :) As for the world being a better place with me in it, I think the world is a much better place simply for having poetry. Thank you so much, John. Cheers - Gary

Hi Bill. You're very kind, thank you. I need to catch up with my reading of Soupers' work and plan to do so over the next few days. Cheers - Gary

Thanks Christopher. I'm happy how this one turned out. Cheers - Gary

Thanks Debs. They are a few lines that have been floating around my mind for quite a long time - I just never got round to writing them down in poetic form...until now! :) Cheers - Gary

Thanks David. I appreciate your visit, read and lovely comments. Read you soon. Cheers - Gary

Peace returning? Here's hoping Michelle but I'm not holding my breath. Although I've always thought S&G's "Sound Of Silence" to be as profound as it is brilliant I didn't deliberately set out to refer to their wonderful poetic song in this case..subliminally perhaps. The lack of silence is just so on point in today's society. Thank you for your valued comments. Cheers - Gary

Hi Robert. Thanks so much for your visit comments and fav. Read you soon. Cheers - Gary

Thank you Anne-Lise. If only we lived in a vacuum. :) Cheers - Gary

Because of requirement of some contests, I have poems on here I dont even like and would never put them in a book !! You are very talented that you only have poems you like. Cheers

Hi SV..thanks for that. I was very pleased that the poem was placed 2nd in Line's 66th Bitesize Contest recently. It was going to be called 'A Final Thought' as I'd promised myself if ever I got to 100 poems I would stop there but I'll think on and see where things take me. Tbh I believe that once you write further than the first page at PS the poems start to get lost under the sheer volume of work. Had I ever published a book I reckon the 100 poems on show here would more or less be it - albeit in a different order. Cheers - Gary

Thanks Sara. Just me being a tad sarcastic and fed up with a country like UK that keeps rewarding major failure together with my realization that there will always, sadly, be wars as long as there is greed, a culture of "me first" and a lust for power. I can dream on about the silence. Cheers - Gary

Nature abhors a vacuum Gary, even in the peace of space things are constantly stirring up, asteroids, supernovas, e.g, such is life!

Thanks David. I really appreciate your comments. The sad thing is, of course, even if all the bluster, lies and wars could stop, I'm sure something equally 'noisey' would take their place. Cheers - Gary

Linda, that's very kind of you to say. Thank you. Cheers - Gary

Thank you Joanna. Imagine no wars, lies or bluster.....I can dream. :) Cheers - Gary

Thank you Mystic. I appreciate your valued visit and comments. Cheers - Gary