Tuesday, July 31, 2018

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[Muchacha de espaldas, Salvador Dali. From google. Fair use
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SOUNDLESS SILENCE
Colour of silence is dawn, just before roosters
sound their crowing. Smell of silence is night rain,
when earth rises to meet tears of cobalt clouds,
flattened into shadows of sky. Span of silence is
unfathomed eternity stretching on and on and on
soundlessly.
SOUNDLESS SILENCE © gillena cox 2018


Blog hopping today with

Sounds of Silence
Prompted by Dwight Roth


Revisit
31 July 2017
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Location: St James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

28 comments:

  1. brudbergJuly 31, 2018 at 3:55 PM

    I really love how you brought in all the other senses into the silence... yes it has both color and scent... maybe, sometimes words would be just too much.

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    1. Gillena CoxJuly 31, 2018 at 6:18 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Bjorn

      much love...

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  2. sarahJuly 31, 2018 at 4:04 PM

    I love the way you extend silence out to occupy all the senses.

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  3. Glenn ButtkusJuly 31, 2018 at 4:22 PM

    You had me at /when earth rises to meet tears of cobalt clouds/--terrific wordsmithing. It is nice to consider the other senses relative to silence. I wonder what taste would be?

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    1. Gillena CoxJuly 31, 2018 at 6:20 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Glenn.

      (✿◠‿◠)

      much love...

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  4. Frank HubenyJuly 31, 2018 at 5:43 PM

    Nice phrase: "Span of silence is
    unfathomed eternity"

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  5. Gillena CoxJuly 31, 2018 at 6:21 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Frank

    much love...

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  6. GraceJuly 31, 2018 at 6:30 PM

    I love that span of silence...inhales that unfathomed eternity ~

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  7. Dwight L. RothJuly 31, 2018 at 8:13 PM

    I love the way you took this and brought us the colour, the smell, and the span of silence. I could visualize the steaming earth after the rain meeting the colbolt sky. Very nice!

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    1. Gillena CoxAugust 1, 2018 at 12:57 AM

      Happy you dropped by to read mine Dwight

      Much💟love

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  8. kaykualaJuly 31, 2018 at 9:21 PM

    Span of silence is
    unfathomed eternity
    stretching on and on
    soundlessly.

    Very wise words and very true gillena!

    Hank

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  9. UnknownJuly 31, 2018 at 10:26 PM

    Yes! Well illustrated!

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  10. Vivian ZemsAugust 1, 2018 at 2:16 AM

    I love the texture of silence you describe here. So eloquent!

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    1. Gillena CoxAugust 1, 2018 at 7:26 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation Vivian

      much love...

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  11. Dr. Vandana SharmaAugust 1, 2018 at 2:26 AM

    Such beauty in silence and way to relish it with nature.

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  12. Kim M. RussellAugust 1, 2018 at 3:05 AM

    What a gorgeous way to start this poem, Gillena, with the colour of silence and the time before roosters crow. A very sensual poem.I especially love the lines:
    '...Smell of silence is night rain,
    when earth rises to meet tears of cobalt clouds,
    flattened into shadows of sky'.

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  13. lynn__August 1, 2018 at 10:18 AM

    Exquisite poetic write on the beauty of silence!

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  14. D. AveryAugust 1, 2018 at 11:51 AM

    You've woven a cozy quilt of silence with your words. Love the sensory aspects of your poem.

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    1. Gillena CoxAugust 1, 2018 at 4:58 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Avery

      Much💟love

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  15. SreejaAugust 2, 2018 at 2:56 AM

    Stellar!!

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  16. Gillena CoxAugust 2, 2018 at 3:58 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Sreeja

    Much💟love

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