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the silent word
"Open your mouth only if what you are going to say is more
beautiful than the silence."—Author Unknown
there are some things i dare not say,
for they may pierce too deep
the heart on which their burdens weigh,
when conscience tries to sleep.
let silent inks be golden streams
that flow from gilead
to counteract the verbal screams
and quell a myriad
of daggers thrown across the stage,
no suitor can take back.
let die the spill that will enrage,
and count it not as lack,
to place a bridle on your tongue.
and let it not be said
that fire from your drang has sprung
that left the wounded...dead.
© Copyright 2023 September 27
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
beautiful than the silence."—Author Unknown
there are some things i dare not say,
for they may pierce too deep
the heart on which their burdens weigh,
when conscience tries to sleep.
let silent inks be golden streams
that flow from gilead
to counteract the verbal screams
and quell a myriad
of daggers thrown across the stage,
no suitor can take back.
let die the spill that will enrage,
and count it not as lack,
to place a bridle on your tongue.
and let it not be said
that fire from your drang has sprung
that left the wounded...dead.
© Copyright 2023 September 27
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
Published 28th Sep 2023
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28th Sep 2023 11:18pm
Thanks for your amplification, Grace. They say a picture is worth a thousand words; I would venture to say that critical silence is worth much more than a thousand pictures.
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30th Sep 2023 1:09am
I love the shape of the arrow head, Cab. It suits the message, which is perfectly conveyed. That final line pierces the heart and makes one think.
Thanks, Ahavati.
Yes, arrowheads often mean precision or keennss. There are many words better left unsaid, even if they invade the thought; it is the prudent individual who knows best when or when not to speak.
Proverbs 13:3 says it well: "He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But for him that openeth wide his lips there shall be ruin." The wounded can recover, but not the dead, as the last line of the poem conveys implicitly.
Sincerely
cab
Yes, arrowheads often mean precision or keennss. There are many words better left unsaid, even if they invade the thought; it is the prudent individual who knows best when or when not to speak.
Proverbs 13:3 says it well: "He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But for him that openeth wide his lips there shall be ruin." The wounded can recover, but not the dead, as the last line of the poem conveys implicitly.
Sincerely
cab
