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»Miracle of Silence«

by Abdul Milazi, June 10, 2008

I sit near the spring of night
watching the debris of pain drifting by
whispering

I drink the sun's nectar
and burn my tongue in its golden syrup
I scream above the howling wind and burst my eardrums
the sounds of crickets die
my heart dies with them
singing.

I stand naked before the mighty sea
I taste the salt of my tears as they cascade down my face
glistening furrows of my pain
shimmering

Written: June 2003
Tags: Solitude

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Published by writerslounge.net on June 10, 2008 under courtesy of the author.


Reader comments

"thank you Morafe david Mabitsi, Hettie Van Zyl and Adnasis Egnahs. your kind words are appreciated."
Abdul Milazi, Aug 2, 2017
"I fond the deepness you plunge yourself in when writing so you haul out of it unknown sweetness about everything. your poetry is felt more than it is read."
Morafe david Mabitsi, Mar 15, 2017
"I love the way you use nature As Iread Ican hear the wind and taste the salt of the sea.Exelent thoughts"
Hettie Van Zyl, Dec 15, 2011
"The loudest scream in the one that is internal and no one hears... when your face is a one way view shatterproof mirror... But I hear you.."
Adnasis Egnahs, Jan 20, 2010

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