Janice Canerdy Poet Quatrain

My Thoughts On Silence

Embracing silence as my friend
has often saved my sanity.
I realized its benefits.
The adages seemed right for me:
 
         Silence is golden.
      It nourishes wisdom
   and courage emboldens.
      It is its own language.

Life as I knew it soon would end,
for silence brought me to my knees,
no longer golden, nor my friend,
but stunning, stark reality.

When did his love for me begin
to wane? I can’t be sure how long
he feigned affection to be kind.
I know respect for me was strong.

One night I whispered, “I love you.”
His tear-filled eyes avoided mine.
The silence said a sad “good-bye.”
I lied: “Don’t worry. I’ll be fine!”

I don’t need silence. I need him
to come and save my sanity.
I miss the benefits of love
and noise; all seem so right for me.

Fiction


September 2, 2020
Contest: Song I--Cold, Quiet Now Poetry Contest    placed 2nd
Sponsor: Rob Carmack


received HM in Brian Strand's Completely Your Choice, 3

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Eve Roper September 23, 2020 at 9:33 PM congratulations, Janice ,on your win Janice Canerdy September 24, 2020 at 5:54 AM Thanks so much, Eve. Janice

Jeanne Mcgee September 23, 2020 at 9:01 PM A fiction we have all lived through at some point or will ... Moving write. Much congratulations on your top win. Janice Canerdy September 24, 2020 at 6:21 AM Thanks so much, Jeanne. Janice

Sigrid Ermine September 23, 2020 at 5:49 PM Janice, the succinct telling of heart's bloodshed is astounding. I admire your raw depiction of complex relationships and their often mysterious demise. A well earned Top Win. Brilliant Congratulations, Janice! Janice Canerdy September 23, 2020 at 6:40 PM Sigrid, THANK YOU so much! Janice

Rob Carmack September 23, 2020 at 5:15 PM Been a while since I have had you in one of my contests, good to have you back. Janice Canerdy September 23, 2020 at 5:51 PM Rob, THANK YOU so much for sponsoring and for my win!:-) Janice

Gershon Wolf September 3, 2020 at 5:34 PM Ooh, Janice. What a profound write as you pen the transformation of silence from friend to foe. Superb contest entry. Here's to a big win! Calm Karma, Gershon Janice Canerdy September 3, 2020 at 5:37 PM Gershon, thank you for this great compliment to my poem! Janice

Tom Cunningham September 3, 2020 at 3:06 AM Sadly Janice it wasn't to be, a sad verse of lost love. Well written Janice and good luck. Tom Janice Canerdy September 3, 2020 at 5:46 AM Thanks so much, Tom. Janice