Tuesday, November 5, 2013

The Voices (for deverse-what a difference one hour can make)



The Voices


The voices
no longer distracted
by long stretches of sunlight

I revel in the short days
so much to do before
nightfall.

Days slip away
in a whispered hush
I, soul inspired
reach into the dark
confines of twilight

Between the failing
light and dreaming

Words come softly
 in the silent hours

as I try to shape them
into ghosts who gently
whisper they have a reason.

14 comments:

  1. I enjoyed reading your process ~ As the night becomes longer now, I too reach into the dark confines of twilight ~ Ghostly or not, let the words speak ~

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  2. Stark and honest. Love it!

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  3. Ah, I definitely can identify with words coming softly in the silent hours!! Nice.

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  4. smiles...i think as poets we give meaning to those ghosts in our sharing of them...of letting the voices out that live inside us...smiles.

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  5. perhaps our ghosts shape us into who we are...

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  6. Lisa you are amazing this is so melancholic, tender, and vulnerable exquisite work

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  7. Reading this resonates with my November soul...

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  8. I agree with Bjorn and MLM...this resonates with me and it is exquisite!

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  9. Lovely and it resonates with me.

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  10. lovely, I, too find the stillness of the chilled evenings inspiring an inspiring time when the words flow. loved this verse
    "Words come softly
    in the silent hours

    as I try to shape them
    into ghosts who gently
    whisper they have a reason."

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  11. You have captured autumn's soul with your words...it is part of you. What a beautiful way at looking at this time of year.

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  12. I can so relate to this.. the days slipping by in a whispered rush... and the end is really perfect and true.

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  13. Oh I just love this one......days slip away in a whispered hush.

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