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Deafening Silence

deafening silence
your voice has gone quiet…
it keeps me awake

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Gerald Kithinji

Date: 8/16/2013 4:36:00 PM

Such eloquent silence!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/16/2010 9:47:00 PM

more mail for ya, wilma.

Chelsea Stufleben

Date: 12/16/2010 4:42:00 PM

this so simple but so powerful- this is a neat style, i've never seen it before!! I guess thats just cuz I'm young and dumb though haha:P beautiful piece though:)

Sharon Ruebel

Date: 12/16/2010 2:38:00 PM

Hello Wilma, Wonderful and strong, what a message this one sent to me. I can relate for sure. Have a beautiful Holiday hon, be safe and happy and enjoy As Always, Shar

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 12/16/2010 4:55:00 AM

Silence can be quite loud in the emotional way Wilma.. this amazing Senryu expresses just that point and luv the visual it presents my friend.. enjoyed this entertaining piece with luv..

Sylvia Coulstock

Date: 12/14/2010 10:45:00 AM

I like this Wilma very much. The moment I read it it grabbed me.In a few well chosen words you have written something that has great impact.Funny isn't it how silence sometimes can speak volumes and affect more than all the spoken words.I enjoyed reading this.Thank you.Also thank you for reading my work and for your comments. I know that not all burdens are taken away but that strength is given to cope with them, and all in the name of HIS LOVE.God bless you.Love June

Kabuteng P.Ink K.

Date: 12/14/2010 8:40:00 AM

Silence can indeed speak volumes! This says so much! & how cool, been thinking somewhere along these lines myself lately--- My week's been doing good so far---haha just bouts of forgetfulness getting to me ;) hope you are having a less stressful week :) see you around missy :) hugs

Sara Kendrick

Date: 12/14/2010 7:43:00 AM

Yes, like when all the children are gone and the house is like a morgue..Good one..Your presence at my work lifted my spirits..Sara

Michael J. Falotico

Date: 12/14/2010 6:27:00 AM

WOW my dear Wilma (partner in crime/editor n chief) lol this a deep write with words that pour into my soul and all who read it... love Michael

Richard Pickett

Date: 12/14/2010 6:20:00 AM

Thought provoking, Nice piece.. God Bless...Taz

Linda Witt-King

Date: 12/13/2010 8:28:00 PM

This truly conveys what it feels like, Wilma. Well done. It's those voices in the head that keep up awake, asking what happened? what could I have done differently? why? I try to meet each thought with a thought of gratitude for the experience, bless that one and let it go. It isn't easy, nor probably very quick, especially when the vanished beloved has become such a part of your life and psyche, but comfort will come and the aching will ease, eventually.

Misty Penton-Leccese

Date: 12/13/2010 11:31:00 AM

I can relate to this one so very well. I live right near an Air Force base and I went back home for awhile. My in-laws live in the country. I got so accustom to hearing the C130's that when I first got down there that I could not sleep for the fact that the silence was so loud that it kept me awake. This is a wonderful Senryu. Lots of Love, ~Misty~

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 12/13/2010 10:51:00 AM

When communication ceases, the "silence" can truly keep us awake at night, Wilma. A very moving senryu with so much truth! Love and blessings, Carolyn

Hgarvey Daniel Esquire

Date: 12/13/2010 10:01:00 AM

Dear Wilma, Excellent Senryu, I have been awake because of the Deafening Silence I saw YOUR Picture on the Facebook page The way YOU wear YOUR hair I find Quite Charming I apologize for not Commenting on YOUR Talent earlier and I Thank-YOU for YOUR many Gracious Comments on my Writes, very much Appreciated YOUR Liege, LOVE ALWAYS. ..HG

Doris Culverhouse

Date: 12/13/2010 7:50:00 AM

I have heard this before...LOL

James Peranteau

Date: 12/13/2010 7:15:00 AM

A comical Senryu ! I like it ! Great write dear poet ! much love, james

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/13/2010 12:34:00 AM

Oh, hey, I KNOW this feeling. What a good wa to denote it here, wilma. Well, I gave myself deadline of 1:30 a.m and it's after that now. So you are my last comment for the night. Sure wish I could see more, but gosh, time is just whizzing. LUv, Andrea