Echoes of Poets

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I have purposely included a reprise (instead of a regular refrain or repetition) in this lament.

The poets ease a troubled soul –
their lyrics echo in the heart
that yearns for soothing silence –
a sombre melody that shadows part.

Echoes drift 
where silence clings

We mourn the scribes as truth
has given way to ego, pride.
The echo found in coded pyre
alongside ashes piled in their stride.

Echoes drift 
where silence clings

Their tearstained pages worn folios,
yet still we sing the songs of yore
to glean some semblance of an art;
a wisdom that has gone before.

Echoes drift
where silence clings

Echoes drift
where silence clings 

Optional Refrain:
Yet still we sing the songs of yore
to glean some semblance of an art.
We yearn for soothing silence;
a sombre melody that shadows part.

Echoes drift 
where silence clings

Echoes drift 
where silence clings

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Eileen Manassian

Date: 8/6/2025 1:58:00 AM

Very true. I especially loved that first stanza. Would that we all remember our calling as poets. Thank you for your comments on my latest poem. Blessings

Suzette Richards
Date: 8/6/2025 5:25:00 AM