Day Of Silence Poems - Poems about Day Of Silence

Day of Silence A shredded temple curtain lies Upon a shattered floor; Silent Sabbath, Daylight weeps before a stone, Birds withhold their songs, Dawn - undecided - Rain - holding its breath - Sunlight pacing - Flowers fragrance - Wandering in the shadows - Jeers and taunts Run from their echoes - Earth's quaking - stilled Broken palms - quiet dirges - Whispers tiptoeing past Stunned dreams - broken - While...

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I know it will be quiet when you come: No wind; the water breathing steadily; A light like ghost of silver on the sea; And the surf dreamily fingering his drum. Twilight will drift in large and leave me numb With nearness to the last tranquility; And then the slow and languorous tyranny Of orange moon, pale night, and cricket hum. And suddenly...

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I should’ve prepared For this vow of silence But I had no idea Today was for alliance You’re bullied and torn And words are buried By the close minded ones Who make themselves adversaries Why tear down others Because of their love Some dude doesn’t like them Who isn’t here but up above A coward’s excuse Is to say, “What if it spreads?” You were gay from the beginning Don’t...

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When you ask me to speak up in class, You may not realize that I have my reasons for staying silent. When you tell me not to be a “crybaby”, You may not realize that I have my reasons for crying. When you tell me that my dreams are stupid, You may not realize that I have my dreams for...

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Shh... Hush... Don't speak those words, We don't want to hear them. Remember us... Do not forget... Though we are gone, Our memory remains. Don't joke... Don't laugh... It's not funny, The pain we deal with. You ridicule... You mock... Who are you to judge us, Have you forgotten we're human too? This Day is for us, When our pain and loss Speak through the silence of others. March 4, 2011...

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