Tone Deaf

TONE DEAF Blind men searching for a silent sound amid the cacophonic ruins of solitude’s deafness. John G. Lawless 8/7/2014 For PD’s contest Any poem under 5 lines #1

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/27/2014 6:05:00 PM

wow, this is short but PROFOUND. Congrats for this gem.

John Lawless
Date: 8/27/2014 8:26:00 PM

Thanks Andrea, as they say "brevity is the soul of wit" and I often add, "and of it is full ....." Stop right there...

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 8/27/2014 5:39:00 AM

Brilliant thought well expressed, John. congrats

Sara Kendrick

Date: 8/27/2014 5:35:00 AM

Prodigious ...Way to go..Congrats..Sara

John Lawless
Date: 8/27/2014 8:25:00 PM

Yes Sara, I run the gamut from "Prodigious to sacrilegious'

Jan Allison

Date: 8/27/2014 4:58:00 AM

reminds me of the Simon and Garfunkel track - great write many congrats:-) hugs jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 8/28/2014 1:10:00 AM

that track is ace but my favourite all time record is bridge over troubled water:-) Jan xx

John Lawless
Date: 8/27/2014 8:22:00 PM

Know it and sing it often. thanks Jan

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 8/26/2014 9:55:00 PM

Thnak you for the reply

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 8/26/2014 9:46:00 PM

John :) Congratulations! Thank you for supporting my under 5 lines or less contest. Enjoy my blog "One Hard Word" when and if you have time. Always ~ LINDA ~

John Lawless
Date: 8/26/2014 9:53:00 PM

Linda, always fun responding to the challenge of another contest. It keeps the muse from resting on its laurels.....that is .... if the muse has laurels...

Sara Kendrick

Date: 8/9/2014 2:40:00 PM

Cute one..That one has me awe-struck at the thought behind it..Reads like a winner to me..Way to go..Thanks for stopping by with the encouragement..Sara

John Lawless
Date: 8/26/2014 9:52:00 PM

Thanks Sara for your early endorsement.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 8/7/2014 11:56:00 AM

words of wisdom so well conveyed, john..may stillness be your friend.. huggs

John Lawless
Date: 8/26/2014 9:51:00 PM

Nette, thanks for your support. solitude always puts me in mind of the line from that song that said "Hell-o darkness my old friend, I've come to walk with you again."