Post No. 904
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Escaping the Abyss
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A bottomless pit
Is where I’m at
A deep well leading down to hell
I claw feverishly at the wall
And cry for help with a soundless voice
Bounded by silence
Black as pitch, absorbent hush
Rain runs barefoot down my neck
Soothing all pain along my back
I feel fingers reach down my arm
Leading me, guiding me
Upward, onward, safely
Far, far away from harm
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©Denise G Allen, 12 December 2015 08:15
Post No. 817
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Dark & Light
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Darkness conceals the night
Stillness weighs heavy as the grave
A lone(ly) bird breaks the silence
Kwa-keh he calls but to no avail
Kwa-keh
Quiet replies
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Yesterday the dark was light
The air sheer as the wind blew
Birds slept in silence
Rocked by the trees
Boughs creaked in protest
Throughout the forest
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©Denise G Allen, 08 June 2015 11:02
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Silence is silver,
Gold is too brash
As the sound of cymbals
Will clash in the silvery
Silence of the moon,
And soon you will hear
Silence breathe –
You can catch its breath
If you listen hard enough
And the breath of peace
Can cloak the world
If we only believe…
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©Denise G Allen, 17 April 2014 06:54
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A warm blanket on a cold winter’s night
Before being torn just before dawn
By the loud cries of Africa’s birds
Hadedas, wild geese and louries
Taking off to circle the skies
Waiting, anticipating the sunrise
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©Denise G Allen, 19 July 2013 07:48
Sounds available at: http://www.africam.co.za/wildlife/soundsafricambirds#hadedaibis
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Sleep laps around me as I lie,
Breathe in, two, three, four…
Silence is golden,
Breathe out, two, three, four…
So many kinds of silence,
Peaceful, poignant,
Pregnant, after-shock…
Jane and her dad in Golden Pond,
Long time, no see,
She didn’t hold the key,
Nothing keeps old age away,
Nothing can hold time at bay.
In, two, three, four…
Out, two, three, four…
Sleep washes over me,
Carries me away, away…
To that secret place,
To that secret space…
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©Denise G Allen, 15 July 2013 08:53
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Silence is broken
Torn open
By the hoot
Of a solitary owl
And the quarter moon
Exposed
Unclothed
Slides
Tries to hide
Behind a cloud
In the sky
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©DGA 18 January 2012 06:13
The Romance of Mist
Tendrils of mist
Drifted slowly in the gentle breeze
Rising above the ground
So that the tall trees
Stood like headless ghosts
Painted in an ethereal frieze
And the silence enfolded us
In a quiet peace
©DGA 02 August 2011 03:44
God Speaks
God speaks to us in silence,
He whispers soft but clear,
And when we stop to listen
He makes sure that we can hear.
God speaks to us in silence,
His message loud and clear,
And if we still don’t listen
He will shout it in our ear.
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©DGA
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