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Donald Schuler's avatar

Troubled heart

Be still and know

Jesus

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Alexander Semenyuk's avatar

Beautiful, a praise for our Lord

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Kasandra's avatar

Wow!

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Alexander Semenyuk's avatar

Don’t think this qualifies as short poem or haiku about Silence hahah

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Priscilla Duane's avatar

There is a hush

All is quiet

Midday in the hot sun

Not a bird call

Not a dog barking

Just silence bathing in the golden light.

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Alexander Semenyuk's avatar

Really put me in the moment, I instantly remembered a moment just like that one

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Carolyn Jones's avatar

What a great haiku! I tend to write long... so this is short for me...

If you listen closely

Your heart beats a warning

A strum of caution

A drum of vigilance

Slow down -

Take a breath of circumspection

For in those half-beats

Within the vacancies

Between your ribs

Embedded in the silence

Lies the rhythm

To an all-knowing heart.

And tried to turn into a haiku!

Heart pounds a warning

Listen to the whispers, the

Silence in half-beats

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Alexander Semenyuk's avatar

Both amazing, made me think of two things. First, since I practice Wim Hof method, was the time of slowing down the heart and calming the mind amidst anxiety. Second, a samurai sitting in the tall grass, slowing down his heart, waiting.

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Peacefulturtle's avatar

Silence is the Void

That contains the birth of stars

Null Set of the All

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Alexander Semenyuk's avatar

Beautiful imagery, makes me think of creation personally

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Buda and I were hanging out one day on the lawn swing when they Cooper's hawk swooped in and landed on a branch right over our heads. We looked up at it and it looked down at us. It was an awesome experience. He stayed there for a good minute or so before taking off again. Whatever possessed him to do that, I don't know. Anyway, it was such an incredible experience, I wrote a poem about it.

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Alexander Semenyuk's avatar

That really is amazing, observing nature often leads to seeing some fantastic things!

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Yoshiko Nakazawa's avatar

Thank you for following me. The plastic bottle filled with urine is huge. Is Cliff a villain, a good guy, or a bad guy? I didn't understand.

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Alexander Semenyuk's avatar

It’s a metaphor about assumptions, people assumed different bad things about where the bottle came from, but in reality it was a poor dying man

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The Starfire Codes's avatar

marshmallow pillow

crackle whisper pop dissolve

breeze cicada hum

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Alexander Semenyuk's avatar

So unique, really puts a scene of me laying close to an open window with nature sounds outside, and a fireplace near by barely lit.

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The Starfire Codes's avatar

If you're quiet, you can hear your marshmallow melting into your hot cocoa.

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Alexander Semenyuk's avatar

Perfect drink for winter, I’ve been drinking extra hot tea and coffee these days

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The Starfire Codes's avatar

That's what I have right now. A pot of lapsang souchong. <3

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Alexander Semenyuk's avatar

That’s really good black tea, I have an Irish one I’ve liked for years now, I make it weaker at night, but still great

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Eagle watches prey

in silence until it lifts

talons out screaming.

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Alexander Semenyuk's avatar

Great creation of imagery, it’s like the eagle I took photos off.

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Alexander Semenyuk's avatar

Nice! Always love reading new ones, never late!

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Alexander Semenyuk's avatar

I see myself sitting by a pond, watching the koi fish

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Alexander Semenyuk's avatar

That’s amazing, love it!

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