By
Lisa A.Williams
Lisa A.Williams
Your heart
never settled there
in that empty place of silence.
You had to give name to all those places,
all those times which changed you.
Words born of a feeling that is timeless,
voices of those long gone, no longer
able to sing their own song
passed to you from generations
of the questioning spirit which holds the heart in limbo.
voices of those long gone, no longer
able to sing their own song
passed to you from generations
of the questioning spirit which holds the heart in limbo.
How perfect - I love the image of that restless heart! That tenacity is what I want in my life as well. Thank you for reminding me. Beautifully penned.:)
ReplyDeleteStrong writing here, Lisa! Some things are definitely timeless.....
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteI really felt this; it speaks to me.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteWords born of a feeling that is timeless
ReplyDeleteThere is the occasion to feel one's contribution will go a long way. You've said it most brilliantly Lisa!
Hank
This is lovely...beautifully written!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteI like the echo effect with the repitition of able to sing... voices of the past can be haunting like that.
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DeleteIt brings back memories of" gone"
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment.
DeleteThe last line gave me goosebumps. Assuming responsibility for speaking on behalf of the silenced and hoping that it can give meaning surely evokes a feeling of hearts in limbo.
ReplyDeleteAppreciate your comment.
DeleteYou had to give name to all those places,
ReplyDeleteall those times which changed you....
and I believe we call that poetry :)
Thank you.
DeleteLove this Lisa, wonderful.
ReplyDeletethank you, Jennifer.
DeleteWords born of a feeling that is timeless - beautiful lines depicting eternity. A very soulful poem. Lovely.
ReplyDeletethank you.
DeleteBeautiful! I'm struck by what I read as a message that we move so quickly, yet fail to truly see our surroundings all the while. This poem also ties in with my most recent posted poem (not the one in this link) of respecting our ancestors....
ReplyDeleteBeautifully created!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteLovely poem!
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DeleteSo lovely..a restless heart doesn't wish to settle in silence
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DeleteThought provoking...quite a few layers to this. Well done.
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DeleteMade me think of War Graves and the lost soldiers from past generations. Lovely and very well penned.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteLisa,
ReplyDeleteSad in many ways, but also true to life expereinces. That which holds us dear, or that which disappoints.
Sometimes it is not clear just how much we can accept...
Eileen
Thank you, Eileen.
DeleteYou made me consider our connections to others, here and gone. The Universal Consciousness comes to mind as well. Thought-provoking piece, Lisa.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.kimnelsonwrites.com/2013/04/25/silence/
Thank you, Kim.
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