Laurentine G Poet Other

Silence

an empty space
occupied by calm or chaos 
an undulating vacuum 

ear drums reject the dense stop
tremors trapped in a passive void
levitation upon the tongue

the grey between articulation
a cliff with an out of focus edge
wet mist on cheeks that isn't tears

reverberation in stereo 
unmet by counterbalance
death by being undone


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David Kavanagh February 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM Now this one definitely has silence written all over it, and a certain (je ne sais quoi) hmm! I do hope I’m on the right track, and not being unmet by counterbalance, a superior piece of work miss Laurentine, cheers David Laurentine G February 6, 2026 at 1:41 PM I appreciate the extra effort :) David Kavanagh February 6, 2026 at 1:34 PM Here’s the insane part and why I can’t be over generous, as our own Milky Way galaxy only creates about 3 or 4 stars every year, so one can only imagine the ridiculous amount of galaxies are actually out there, ok I’ll borrow one from our Andromeda neighbour and give you five! How’s that! Laurentine G February 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM I did not know that! I hadn't thought about it but realise I thought of stars as all past stars - it's nice to think there are new ones (in a twinkly sense rather than combustible sense) :) I imagine you can be very generous with those stars then lol David Kavanagh February 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM And well deserved too, did you know the universe creates about 1000 stars every second, 5 stars seems somehow inadequate lol! Laurentine G February 6, 2026 at 12:17 PM "A superior piece of work" - wow that's a 5 star review if ever I heard one :) thank you!