A Too Brief Moment
Did you listen
to morning dew glisten,
alas
did you hear my footfall,
shoeless, crunching grass.
Ask yourself when you last
heard silence.
Last night we stood
in Leicester Square, where
fairy-lights dazzled the air,
and I caught your still shadow
next to mine.
dVerse Quadrille #46 “crunch” and Twiglet #53 “still shadows”.
Image is my own © Misky 2017
23 responses to “dVerse Quadrille #46”
Goodness, this is gorgeous, Misky. So much in so few words. So much story. Wonderful.
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Thanks, De, and thanks for this week’s Quadrille.
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My pleasure, ma’am. You rocked this prompt mashup. Love it.
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Lovely depth and emotion
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Thanks, Debi.
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Oh so gorgeous. I aspire to that listening to silence. This has all the elements of a perfect poem.
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Thank you, Victoria. I’m glad that you liked it.
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Hearing silence may be rare with all the background noise.
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We make our own silence, when needed. 🙂
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Love the way you talk about silence… I almost felt that in the second stanza that you can find silence where you least expect it.
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In this hectic world, we need to make our own silence
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A beautiful night in a fleeting grace! Christmas festive days are all in the air!
Hank
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kaykuala
A beautiful night in a fleeting grace! Christmas festive days are all in the air!
Hank
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They are for sure, Hank!
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This sings and shouts…all with silence. Is it okay if I am without words?
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I’m delighted you made the time to respond to my poem. Thank you!
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The pleasure is mine. I am curious about Twiglets…
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Reminds me of when I travel with my hubby and we end up walking back to where we are staying for the night… and pause at shop windows.
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Glad that you found familiarity in it, Jules. And happy Christmas to you.
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Catching shadows! I like that. (K)
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Thank you!
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Some of us are afraind of that silence ~
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Which is a pity because that sort of silence is gorgeous.
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