Best Silence Poems
Below are the all-time best Silence poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of silence poems written by PoetrySoup members
Silence personifiedI am nature,
soul of a mountain,
buried under a billion snowflakes.
I float like butterflies,
from petal to petal.
As cinereal clouds clear,
under a glistening sunrise,
I illuminate like a...
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Categories:
analogy, metaphor, silence,
Form:
Personification
SilenceI sit in silence in a dim lit mood,
while into the darkness I cast my stare.
The rain tapping on my window intrudes,
upon such a night...
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Categories:
memory, silence,
Form:
Sonnet
Along With Your Silence I Stroll
Walk through this world with me
feed and awaken my soul
share all my dreams with me
along with your silence I stroll.
Reach down deep into a loving...
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Categories:
silence, art, blessing, emotions, inspirational,
Form:
Rhyme
As I held my silenceIn view of my mirror
Lately you appear
Smiling at me
While I'm twirling my hair
But you aren't really there
In my dreamy rear view
As I find fulfillment
In everything...
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Categories:
silence, friendship, friendship love, love,
Form:
Free verse
SILENCE IS BROKENI stand at the front of the exam hall, which is in total silence.
Grey desks stretch out in neat rows -
they remind...
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Categories:
high school, humorous, silence,
Form:
Free verse
SOUND OF SILENCEDo you know why silence is so loud?
Have you ever heard a sound so loud
As silence?
I speak the words my mouth can’t say
With more than...
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Categories:
abuse, identity, silence, solitude,
Form:
Free verse
GOODBYE(NOTHING MORE TO SAY)
I've seen the way you look at me
I've seen the way you look at them
Without wanting to admit, you hate everything I...
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Categories:
silence, break up, conflict, goodbye,
Form:
Free verse
Charm like harp strings - 128 wordsYour mind's in knots,
as stress plagues thoughts.
On hope you cling,
to bloom like Spring.
Its fine my dear,
nerves can cause fear.
Don't be so scared,
gifts must be shared.
Your...
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Categories:
muse, music, silence, song,
Form:
Rhyme
Happy Solitude, COLLABORATION WITH POET DESTROYER A (This theme coincidentally matched up with another contest I recently
entered, so I revised my sonnet and then PD graciously extended this
idea of a day of...
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Categories:
nature, silence,
Form:
Sonnet
Some hearts are meant to say goodbyeA lover
dies a millions times,
cursing the silence
of his tongue.
A poet
bleeds a million times,
until his heart has expressed
what matters the most.
When there is...
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Categories:
silence,
Form:
Free verse
night snow
night snow
moccasin silent
drifts downward
landing without feet...
smiles in the sunlight
~ morning curtains peek...
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Categories:
night, silence, snow,
Form:
Imagism
Princess of the petalsBeyond her veil;
eyes induced by secretive stars
became drawn to a path illuminated by
flickering, shimmering pale moonlight.
Each spirited step led to the
revelation of her...
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Categories:
analogy, deep, silence,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Breaking BadBreaking Bad
Criminals
dance with slum lords
they shed fake tears
victims they shout
from Ivory towers
Mock and attack
they of dark cloth and deceit
possesses no real God
they whoreship only their...
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Categories:
silence, abuse, art, bullying, kindergarten,
Form:
Quatrain
Black Cockatoo
"Black Cockatoo"
I was white
as pure snow cotton
thread through the eye of God's needle
Black
he was,
not Egyptian, more ancient
he walked
in the Dreamtime
with...
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Categories:
romance, sensual, silence,
Form:
Romanticism
Silent SanctuaryThis global pandemic causes confusion from social isolation.
In a virtual world without human touch - there will be irritation.
When burdens of life, echo like chunks...
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Categories:
peace, senses, silence,
Form:
Couplet
Music in the RainThere is silence in turmoil… joy in the midst of pain
Sweetness in the bitter… music in the rain
There is light in darkness… illuminated faith shines
Hues...
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Categories:
inspiration, rain, silence,
Form:
Couplet
ANYTHING GOES ON A SUNDAY
As I claim my own parcel of solitude
from yesterday's banging boom,
I see heaven expanding through you
in me: fireflies glow rare as Sunday’s bliss,
never...
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Categories:
day, peace, silence,
Form:
Free verse
Silent Faith
Silent Sun
Shines for all to see
Silent moon
Lights the night with stars that never speak
Silent people
Go walking thru their silent world...unheard
Silent voices
Speak of life’s unspoken dreams
Silent...
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Categories:
faith, silence,
Form:
Verse
Silent SleepThis night, I walk within empty echos
Of waist-deep weary fog, sinking to
The crumbling floor of futility;
Dripping minutes bleed through cracked
Rusty hours, as wafting feathers
Of...
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Categories:
dark, dream, fear, silence,
Form:
Free verse
Me, Myself and IceOnly the cold crunching
of the fresh snow bunching,
and the tired leather boots
as I take that first step
Can be heard right here
by no other frozen ear,
for...
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Categories:
nature, silence, snow, solitude,
Form:
Rhyme
AtaraxisAs we traverse in happiness of euphoric thoughts
Exuberance of sunrise permeates our avid hearts
Holding hands of leisure on hushed idyllic grounds,
Where pink lotus-blooms lift-up in...
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Categories:
happiness, nature, peace, silence,
Form:
Tristich
Tender and Slow
if every breath taken, found
the melody of yours,
and suddenly paused
- leaving me
breathless,
like
a melody,
tender and slow
- stay in this silence
as our love does overflow,
into a delicate...
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Categories:
romance, sensual, silence,
Form:
Shape
There is an elephant in the room
The big headlines cause sensation,
Media’s chosen information.
Manipulative, they entomb
the big elephant in the room.
Stress is put on the suggestive
keeping tongue and the mind active.
They sweep...
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Categories:
silence,
Form:
Kyrielle
- Promise Me Tomorrow -
For absolutely no reason at all
The storm was withered in the stagnant air
It seems so incredibly crystal clear quiet
Even if you wanted to paint ......
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Categories:
beauty, love, silence,
Form:
Verse
The One Who Remains Silent"THE ONE WHO REMAINS SILENT"
visions of happy encouragement and
loving growth I had been seeking-
I'll never know his name,
but it's just the same
he was the first...
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Categories:
blessing, mentor, metaphor, silence,
Form:
Free verse