Echoes of Silent Waves

Written May 30th for Contest by  Craig Cornish

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Silence slowly dims into space,
heaves gently over words and lines
words and whispers whirl with awe
despite hindrance, I strive to spell
the range of emotions whirling—
a restless sea.

Semantics and syntax—alien to my root tongue,
linguistic rules and policies
taught in sterile settings
harvest dust while I strive for the right!

Tune in to your heart—
select the right spectrum
repelling ripples resemble ink fading into water
a wavelength for moonlight threading.

No lexicon conveys the implicit clamor of the vernacular,
woven via deft looks, we have created
our crypto-system, carved on our skin
Inscribed in whispers—
whispered through silence—
hush as heavy as viscous fog.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2025



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Date: 5/31/2025 3:38:00 PM
That is pretty heavy introspection- it's hard to climb out of the web of society and cloning... beautiful work.
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Date: 5/30/2025 9:25:00 PM
this poem’s honestly so cool. it really gets how hard it is to say what you feel, especially when words don’t always fit. that “alien to my root tongue” line hit me hard. the whole thing feels like trying to explain your heart in a language that wasn’t built for it. and that “crypto-system” part? genius. the ending stuck with me too—“hush as heavy as viscous fog” is such a vibe. keep writing dear poet.
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