Muddle Through Silence

Once upon a time open windows, painted crimson, sealed shut
Words dancing in the bayside breeze blow aimlessly on by
Brilliant nighttime stars, holding a thousand wishes, no longer shine
A mirthless moon begrudgingly sits silently in the solemn sky
Another guardian angel loses her wings and cries

Crickets playing nightly treats, gone on a fishing trip
Too far away, even for the trained ear, to be heard
Twelve o'clock but the church bells are not ringing
Muddle through silence hearing every unsaid word
Even the clock on the wall has a song less bird

Quietly close my tear-filled eyes, a life in rewind 
Lost, not a thought, no echoes in an empty mind




08/27/2015

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015



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Date: 5/6/2016 12:40:00 PM
Congrats on your poem being selected for Andrea's favs and on the winners' list..Sara
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Date: 5/1/2016 6:56:00 PM
Tim, Congratulations on your win in Andrea's fave contest. XOX - LINDA
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Date: 4/27/2016 11:07:00 AM
Tim, a wonderful poem and I can see why its a fave, one of my faves now too :)-luloo
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Date: 9/14/2015 12:54:00 PM
Tim, Congratulations on your win, SKAT
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Date: 9/11/2015 8:39:00 PM
Melancholy imagery stands out drawing the reader in. Great write, Tim! Congrats on your win! Love, Kim
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Date: 9/11/2015 2:27:00 PM
Dropping back with my congrats Tim:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 8/30/2015 2:53:00 PM
- Beautiful and touching ..... a wonderful poem in rhyme, Tim - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 8/30/2015 7:38:00 AM
Excellent poetry with heartfelt touch. Enjoyed reading. TFS
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Date: 8/29/2015 9:15:00 AM
You do this form justice Tim. Bravo.
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Date: 8/29/2015 1:49:00 AM
This has to be one of your best.It transmits so much emotion of loss,sadness and loniliness.It is heartwrenching and makes the reader feel .Hope its fiction ..Going to my favourites..
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Date: 8/28/2015 11:33:00 PM
I like when you try different styles, this is great Tim! Now I have to ask why cant the crickets stay and the mosquitoes take a vacation!!! :)
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Date: 8/28/2015 11:05:00 AM
This describes a state of mind full of sadness, and flustration, for a loss. Well done. Brilliantly written, but hope you didn't have to lose anyone to write it.
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Date: 8/27/2015 10:53:00 PM
This is filled with emotion and is VERY good, Tim. One of your very best writes!! It reminds me of a prose I did about feeling this way on a silent day. (combining nature with feeling) SO GOOD!! hmmm, I gotta fave it.
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Date: 8/27/2015 5:15:00 PM
silence hold the inner key to our being always the beautiful pen tim wishing you a blessed week pal
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Date: 8/27/2015 5:15:00 PM
A well written piece, I love how you wave those figures of speech especially, exaggeration. Thanks for share. Love.............A.M.
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Date: 8/27/2015 4:57:00 PM
Excellent poetry 'a life of rewind' and reflecting back there are so many things now silenced .......I miss no longer being able to slam the phone down
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Date: 8/27/2015 4:16:00 PM
this is deep and sad Tim:-( If you want some humour head to Jadazzle lol Jan and Daz back at their best - or is it our worst lol:-) hugs jan xx 7
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