Thirteen nuances in the silence of pre dawn
I
silence of the wind-
another blossom torn
from the Plumeria
II
what the winking stars
tell of lovers' hearts -
the silence keeps
III
except for the moon -
silence and keyboard taps
my companions
IV
the house gecko -
a movement on the wall quick
as a shadow
V
reading at night -
a page turns in tune
with the silence
VI
the wall clock ticks -
against a background of silence
its rythm stays
VII
awaiting the din
of birdsongs -
pre dawn
VIII
pre dawn -
no sound from the roosters
up in the mountain
IX
sway of leaves store -
silence and the wait
of bird songs
X
tree silhouettes -
the wind plays lightly
among the leaves
XI
drawn curtains -
pre dawn holds a silent pledge
onto itself
XII
words
in deep silence held -
in trust of poems
XIII
soft light of dawn
the songs of birds called
to delete the silence
© gillena cox 2017
Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Silence
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MM 2017 Nov 8
All beautiful Gillena. That first one grabs me.
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Thank you for your appreciation Pat
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So many lovely moments. Birds "delete the silence." Ha! and "a page turns in tune"! I love that! Clearly you are intimate with this time of day and keep it "in trust of poems." Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI luv the pre and dawn hours. Thanks for your appreciation Susan
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Gillena,
ReplyDeleteThere's no doubt that silence has its place..in many diverse areas.You have captured instances so very well:)
Thank you for your appreciation Eileen
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Some very lovely images, Gillena.
ReplyDeleteOh, how I love the moon being at the beginning of your list of exceptions! May the silence be a comforting one--or disturbing, if that will help those keyboard-tapping fingers!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your appreciation and good cheer MMT
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Happy you dropped in Sherry
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I love the gecko one. All beautiful
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by Rall
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The gecko, the plumeria, the moon, the keyboard.. so many favourites!! Thank you for sharing Gillena.. love your list!
ReplyDeleteHappy you dropped in Ajani
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Love all these snippets of silence. I start to like silence more and more
ReplyDeleteThank you for your appreciation Marja
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Whata beautiful collection Gillena. Each verse a delight for the imagination.
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your work is astounding
ReplyDeleteThanks for your appreciation Angie
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Absolutely gorgeous! And don't mind when silence is deleted by bird songs.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your appreciation Sumana
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Lovely imagery Gillena, thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteHappy you dropped by John
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Lovely images of silence. The last one kick-started the day.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your appreciation Nammy
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What a peaceful moment there right before the world awakes. We used to have these roosters tgat would travel to our yard from a neighboring farm just to crow outside my window.
ReplyDeleteDelete makes for such an interesting word in that last one. Begging notice.
Thank you for yoyr appreciation X
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Superb write :)
ReplyDeleteHappy you dropped in Jae
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This is the beauty of the night.
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Anna :o]
Thank you for your appreciation Anna
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