Gateway Of Silence. Poem by Fay Slimm

Gateway Of Silence.

Rating: 5.0


A gateway through which so very few pass,
Silence first stills, then opens new vistas.
Busy minds tire but quiet revives, alas
Calm cannot speak if it feels resistance.

Noiseless voices croon repose to still minds.
So fall dumb, allow for hushed times, refine
The peace silence sings which heals and rightly
We need soundless places quiet heightens.

Bliss of tranquillity waits, so give place
To its resounding. True gold of silence
Once accepted will transform worry's waste
And show this way to live as being wise.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Catrina Heart 31 July 2009

Bliss of tranquillity waits, so give place To its resounding. True gold of silence Once accepted will transform worry's waste And show this way to live as being wise. -------- lovely and meaningful one! ! ! loved it.......in silence i found lots of things and truths...nicely done! 10+++

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Bob Blackwell 31 July 2009

Fay, what a lovely way to explain the benefits of silence. I loved it and it is going into my favourites. 10+++ Love Bob

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Shashendra Amalshan 31 July 2009

Hey Fay! ! ! This is sort of different isn't it? I feel I talk too much too, i mean my friends say I don't know what to talk and what not to talk./. specially girls..... Hey i like the way you expressed your theme.. Hey your page is filled with new ones// isn't it? ... I ll come soon to read the rest, Carl says he has written like 300 poems since January 2009/.. i guess you v written lots too..... good, helps the mind.. isn't it? ... with lovess shan

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Georgia Girl 31 July 2009

I enjoyed this and could learn from it if I could learn to tame my lips...great write and so well put...10

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Bob Gibson 31 July 2009

Complete silence can be deafening, for ears strain for sound the mind ignores the ticking clock.or lapping waves I've found background voices are filtered out, when in a crowded room but your right, the mind gets tired, of the constant sonic boom

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yup. she never should have told me she loved another. she should have kept that silent.. hehe. Thanks fay

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Naseer Ahmed Nasir 04 August 2009

Beautiful poem and very true, Fay. Silence speaks itself. It's a great source of wisdom. It opens new vistas to those who can listen it. Mother Teresa said; “God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...' Regards Naseer

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Alison Cassidy 03 August 2009

This is a beautifully written expression of 'that place' that sits inside us all and is only revealed when we take time to stop and smell the flowers. I like the way you use enjambment in the piece. It adds a note of surprise that works really well. Your Gateway of Silence utters its truth imaginatively and evocatively. Love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

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Mehta Hasmukh Amathalal 03 August 2009

Bliss of tranquillity waits, so give place To its resounding. True gold of silence Once accepted will transform worry's waste And show this way to live as being wise. i love the poems with philosophical touch and with great meaning.. lovely....10 read mine i am disgrace and i am novice...

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Gordon Wilkinson 02 August 2009

silence is the gateway to inner thoughts a place to reflect and recharge - i enjoyed 10

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Fay Slimm

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