The Oncoming Silence

The Oncoming Silence

A Poem by Maddi

Right now: 
Birds flutter in the trees. 
Wind bursts in gauzy gusts, 
To tumble leaves, 
In the gentle breeze 

Children are playing in a park. 
Water from fountains splash about, 
A gentle song sings 
To praise the arrival of the icecream King. 

In this moment everything is full of life. 
But then... 
Everything stops. 
And everything is
 I 
  L 
   E 
    N 
      T 

Not even the wind dares sigh. 
For they know, 
 A bloodshed is happening. 

They remember those who fell, 
Those who will fall, 
Those who are falling right now. 
Journeying to the silent land, 
Where everything is blank. 

A raindrop breaks the moment. 
Loud and defining... 
But life does not continue normally, 
For they know more silence is coming.

© 2016 Maddi


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This is amazing. I interpret this poem as a memorial for school shootings or the deaths of innocents. Thank you for this :) I love the imagery and the ice cream King part

Posted 7 Years Ago


Maddi

7 Years Ago

Actually, it's from the perspective of a country at war. It's just a fictional place but it's talkin.. read more
Wow..... What happens next? Blank space what happens next? Makes you wonder.... Curiouser and curiouser...

Posted 7 Years Ago


"Birds flutter in the trees.
Wind bursts in gauzy gusts,
To tumble leaves,
In the gentle breeze "

excellent sense of imagery here :D
"A raindrop breaks the moment.
Loud and defining...
But life does not continue normally,
For they know more silence is coming."

and for your last stanza, I owe you a standing ovation :D

keep writing :D



Posted 7 Years Ago


Maddi

7 Years Ago

Thank you so much!! (: Knowing my works are really appreciated makes me so happy.

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Maddi

The oak tree by the pond with the coy fish, Norfolk, United Kingdom



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