Tag Archives: Silence

THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – I

I have never kept flocks, But it’s as if I kept them. My very soul is like a shepherd, It’s seen the wind and the sun And walks in hand with the seasons Following and watching. All the quiet of … Continue reading

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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

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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.

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SILENCING INNOCENCE

Innocence destroyed her honour restored. Through the harm perpetrated by that man Groomed words capture a moment frozen.

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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.

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