Peace In Lonliness Poem by Leah Ayliffe

Peace In Lonliness

Rating: 3.5


Distant bells open my eyes
Bringing me back to where i am
My dream now lost in my mind
I'm awake as I'll ever be
I walk the crowded streets at dawn
Each step mocking a sound
A reminder that I'm alone
Lonliness is not so bad
There's room to breathe,
to hear yourself think
Company can be a heavy burden
A red apple catches my eye
i steal a bite and savour its taste
i stop to smile at the children at the park
They giggle, leaving a shadow of innocent laughter
I want to weep but instead i sigh
Life will bring them down soon enough
I walk through my front door
Home again,
The silence has never been so golden

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Jasbir Chatterjee 14 March 2016

very nice poem, something I could identify with completely! Congrats on being poet of the day!

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Wojja Fink 26 April 2009

The silence has never been so golden probably never will either, golden indeed...John

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Carolyn Brunelle 28 April 2009

I love this poem. It's rich in imagery and message as well. Only when we are comfortable in our own skin, able to be alone with ourselves, that we discover amazingly that 'aloneness' isn't so bad after all. Solitude and the space to feel ourselves in our own world of beauty is a true gift and well expressed here.

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Kelly Kurt 14 March 2016

I understand the ennui of this piece. Congrats, Leah

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Pranab K Chakraborty 14 March 2016

I walk through my front door Home again, The silence has never been so golden...................... Enough to conquer the heaven. Excellent.

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Kevin Patrick 14 March 2016

There is a certain satisfaction in solitude especially when it feels like you are constantly living in an over crowded world of sound and the fury of people around you. Sad but also embracing a state of the human condition.

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Susan Williams 14 March 2016

Captured a mood with very well-done images

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Savita Tyagi 14 March 2016

Lovely poem. There many pleasant and beautiful things that we notice when we are alone. It makes the whole experience of being alone satisfying.

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Anil Kumar Panda 14 March 2016

Yeah, loneliness can give a very sublime peace to the mind.I like it too.

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Bharati Nayak 14 March 2016

Marvelous depiction- - -So many beautiful things to discover in silence when one is solely with oneself ! ! Congratulations for being poet of the day ! !

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