The Deafening Poem by Kurt Philip Behm
The Deafening
Rating: ★4.0
Oftentimes, what doesn't get said,
—makes the loudest noise
(Grantham New Hampshire: January,2013)
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: january,silence
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8/29/2026 12:54:24 AM # rel_20260827T145718Z_a0f1bd3
Now you have turned the readers' imagination loose with this couplet. I can think of one- -when a person says I love you and the other person says nothing. Oh, but that silence is deafening. Excellent piece, Kurt.
Thanks Susan, great example—one of the best!