little voice

little voice be still

your musings seem shrill

against the clamor and 

importance of voices

bigger and louder and better

 

hush now, little voice

in this you have no choice

un-splendored in loquaciousness

you lack tonal elegance

and your rhythms are not pleasing

 

shush and be at ease

will you be quiet please 

the world moves bigger faster

today’s tumult bodes our future

proclaimed in loud exclamation

 

why do you persist

and upon speaking insist

when you know we have not

time nor patience nor  leisure

to dally in trifling things

 

speak little voice if you must

project yourself and thrust

upon us something of great import

and please do it quickly quickly

for I sense bad news  afoot

and there is no time to waste

 

why are you so loud

your little voice so proud

but wait it’s only you I hear

to fad and fashion have vanished

that which we once heard so plain

 

little voice little voice

i hear you may i rejoice

in the clarity you bring

to the disorder of an order

that fell mute amidst its own chatter

Reviews

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Hush now little voice, will you be quite please you know I don't have the time or patience. Speak quickly as I sense bad news afoot.........oh now I hear you clearly and I rejoice in the clarity you bring.......let us all hope we never stop hearing that little voice. I believe it is our conscience. Beautiful work!

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Whoa! This is so wonderful, I really like this. Powerful write and beautiful.