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I will stop the roaring
of my thoughts
and the deafening rumble
of the mundane.
Silence!
Now I can hear
your whispered wisdom,
that gentle refrain below the roar
reminding me that
though you’re not here,
you’ve been with me all along.
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lovely reminds me that NeeNee is always with us as long as we live.
That command of “Silence!” is so effective there in the middle, separating the two experiences.
Thank you, Cyn. I had originally started the piece with it but the break between the two thoughts didn’t make sense until I moved that one command into it. So glad it worked for you 🙂
Wow! Beautiful poem, love it !
Thank you!
Oh, yes, “deafening rumble/of the mundane.” This made me think of one of my dear critique partners who would say, “Follow the whisper.”
Thank you! I had something else there before but I’m much happier with “mundane” in that line 🙂
What a lovely thought, that whose we love never really leave us…they are there if we just focus and block out the deafening rumble! Love this!
Thank you so much Kathy! Glad you could relate.
I really love this.
Thank you!!
Beautiful image, and comforting.
Thank you, Tina, I’m glad you think so.
This is just gorgeous!
Thank you, Stacie!
Great poem. Really cool imagery to go along with it. Thanks a lot!
Thank you!