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Tag Archives: Silence
THE LAST WORDS OF LOVE
Silence is what some may seek But for others it makes the meek, When power is what drives the day Beyond this place there is a way! Yet in looking for the truth at home There are times when we … Continue reading
Posted in David Scanlon, Poetry
Tagged Beauty, Freedom, Friendship, Happiness, Life, Love, Marriage, Poetry, Resilience, Silence, Wisdom
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TRUTH AT PLAY
I elect to be a person, A person beyond a single belief, One beyond the rhetoric of soul, Within the breath of truth, Beyond the strictness of life Amongst the people of hope.
SILENCING INNOCENCE
Innocence destroyed her honour restored. Through the harm perpetrated by that man Groomed words capture a moment frozen.
Posted in David Scanlon, Poetry
Tagged Care, Courage, Freedom, Hope, Motivation, Resilience, Silence, Truth
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IN THE SOLITUDE OF WRITING
In the solitude of writing The mystery of why is beguiling. Filled with a self-doubt without care Utterances grasp and free form In a desire to be heard.
Posted in David Scanlon, Poetry
Tagged Life, Loneliness, Silence, Truth, Wisdom, Writing
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