Thursday, October 22, 2009

The Sounds Of Silence: Words On Deaf Ears Comments

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You are deaf
but you can hear me
with your lips that tell me just by their touch
what words you cannot hear
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Lorenzo Costigliolo
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Sonya Florentino 29 October 2009

i actually have a poem I almost titled 'Lament in Sign Language' but I decided on 'Lament in Silence'....but it's the opposite sentiment of this one...although it's also about communication (or lack of)

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Patti Masterman 29 October 2009

What searing words; what heart could write like this? I love Tai Chi's comments. I think that you are some kind of specialist in this department. I can't even tell if was written about somebody really deaf or if it's just a stylistic device, and the beautiful part is that it doesn't make one bit of difference coming or going.

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Tai Chi Italy 23 October 2009

It runs in my family! My grand mother was deaf! yet she could always hear me! She understood the beating of my heart, as here I say, I understand you perfectly. The sound of silence is deafening to a lost lover. Smiling at you Tai

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