Silence Comments

like snow falling in the darkness of the house— the silence before I wrote a word and the poorer silence now... interesting thoughts on silence. tony

A little bit different from Pope's Ode on Solitude, it clutches in a handful of silence scattering from the stars under the moonshine sometimes, sometimes felt in the orchards and when marking how the things are, how do they exist?

The silence of the falling vase before it strikes the floor, the silence of the belt when it is not striking the child. OHH this is a very fine meditation. Silence in my mind, in your mind, in our experiences. tony

A word of thanks to Annette Potgieter, for her wonderful comment; ... ' I wish to believe that silence is a language the silent understand.' Claps....

'And there is the silence of this morning which I have broken with my pen, a silence that had piled up all night' - wonderfully said, and I can myself relate to it. Silence is required for creativity.

And there is the silence of this morning which I have broken with my pen, a silence that had piled up all night Great piece by Billy Collins................

Wonderful poem. It is in silence that we could create a beautiful thought.

The silence! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

Marvelous poem. The dull silence of mind before a thought worthwhile sprouts.......

The twists, turns the sweet flow and nice rhythm of the poem gives a soothing feeling. A wonderful poem that i like to read again and again. Thanks for posting.

my first time reading this one by billy. as usual he satisfies my imagination with his descriptions (for me the first two lines are most striking) . and i resonate with his last line—silence is precious when we find it, enter it, from all the noise in the world. -gk

The build and pressure, of its expectation, that demands expression by the poet.

like snow falling in the darkness of the house— the silence before I wrote a word and the poorer silence now......fine expression

Different manifestations of silence and the things that can be perceived in each instance unveiled wonderfully. Thanks for sharing.10 points.

silence from the material to immaterial silence is mystic form of the realistic learning//// beautiful poem

I rather like this, there is a darkness about it that fit me tonight.

Silence is an artistic practice and form.............it is even the noisiest form of art. Tfs! ! ! !

Silence is one of my favorite topics and you did it justice here, Billy. Thanks for sharing Peace