A Quiet Senryu Poem by Kostas Lagos

A Quiet Senryu

Rating: 5.0


All these years
I yearn for quietness
Yelling

Thursday, August 24, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: calm,peace
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Unnikrishnan E S 01 July 2018

Hi Kostas, Wonderful poem er er, play of words. The conflict of meaning of the words: : quietness: : and: : yelling: : is only on the surface. In reality, quietness yells at us and the yelling is so quiet....

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Kostas Lagos 01 July 2018

Couldn't agree more with this point of view.Thank you!

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Bri Edwards 25 February 2018

this sounds like my wife when she is 'encouraging' me to shut up! ! it rarely works for her. to MyPoemList. bri :)

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Unnikrishnan E S 01 July 2018

What you both tend to overlook is that, in all unwritten constitutions of all the nations of all worlds, it is the fundamental right of wives to shout at their hapless husbands...

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Kostas Lagos 25 February 2018

Either we are married to the same woman or all wives have the same pattern in their behaviour.

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