The Sadness of Quiet
Remembering Zoe98 total reviews
Comment from Annette R.
I usually have trouble following the meaning of poems especially if the rhyming is not obvious. Not this one though. This one touched my heart as my husband we thought was healthy just didn't wake up one morning. The easiest way to go for him not so easy for the rest of us. And yes grief seems silent from missing his voice. This is the first time I have printed a poem to save. Thank you.
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I usually have trouble following the meaning of poems especially if the rhyming is not obvious. Not this one though. This one touched my heart as my husband we thought was healthy just didn't wake up one morning. The easiest way to go for him not so easy for the rest of us. And yes grief seems silent from missing his voice. This is the first time I have printed a poem to save. Thank you.
Comment Written 19-Oct-2021
Comment from Ulla
Oh, I liked this a lot. I'm a prose writer and not a poetry writer, at all, apart from the odd one, but I do enjoy reading poetry. And I really liked your poem a lot. Welcome to the site. Good luck in the contest. Ulla:)))
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2021
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Oh, I liked this a lot. I'm a prose writer and not a poetry writer, at all, apart from the odd one, but I do enjoy reading poetry. And I really liked your poem a lot. Welcome to the site. Good luck in the contest. Ulla:)))
Comment Written 18-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2021
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Thank you very much. I know you are good writer, so that means a lot.
Comment from Mrs. KT
Good Morning, Terry!
Goodness... absolutely heart-wrenching.
I appreciate your presentation and the paucity of words you expressed to share with readers the passing of your loved one.
The personification of Death as possessing the ability to "slip under the door" is profound. As is this stanza:
Before,
Love undervalued
Time overlooked.
Thank you for sharing.
My sincere condolences...
diane
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2021
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Good Morning, Terry!
Goodness... absolutely heart-wrenching.
I appreciate your presentation and the paucity of words you expressed to share with readers the passing of your loved one.
The personification of Death as possessing the ability to "slip under the door" is profound. As is this stanza:
Before,
Love undervalued
Time overlooked.
Thank you for sharing.
My sincere condolences...
diane
Comment Written 18-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2021
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Thank You so much!
Comment from Artasylum
Well this is such a touching piece... good luck in the contest... there is so much we take for granted in our lives... then one day we find what we took for granted is gone... the sadness is palpable.
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2021
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Well this is such a touching piece... good luck in the contest... there is so much we take for granted in our lives... then one day we find what we took for granted is gone... the sadness is palpable.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 18-Oct-2021
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Thank You so much!
Comment from J.Lancaster
Oh goodness, this was beautiful. I love analyzing poems and such, and this one was really fun to pick apart. I have struggled with loneliness (haven't we all) and found that, especially in the last few lines, the narrator expresses a terrible loneliness that resonated with me. I love sad stuff, and thus, I enjoyed your poem. Well done.
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2021
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Oh goodness, this was beautiful. I love analyzing poems and such, and this one was really fun to pick apart. I have struggled with loneliness (haven't we all) and found that, especially in the last few lines, the narrator expresses a terrible loneliness that resonated with me. I love sad stuff, and thus, I enjoyed your poem. Well done.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2021
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I am glad you liked it, thanks very much.
Comment from Seshadri_Sreenivasan
Despite it being one of the most fundamental emotions that we experience, sadness is often not discussed, and certainly never encouraged. You have penned a very poignant poem that touches the heart of the readers. Good luck in the contest!
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2021
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Despite it being one of the most fundamental emotions that we experience, sadness is often not discussed, and certainly never encouraged. You have penned a very poignant poem that touches the heart of the readers. Good luck in the contest!
Comment Written 17-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2021
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Thank You very much!
Comment from jenintorre
This poem is heartbreaking. I hope it is not true for you although I suspect it is. I really like the format that you have written it in. I wish you lots of luck in the competition.
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2021
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This poem is heartbreaking. I hope it is not true for you although I suspect it is. I really like the format that you have written it in. I wish you lots of luck in the competition.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2021
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Thank You it is a true story.
Comment from Goodadvicechan
This is a moving poem. I certainly could sympathize the feelings. You have expressed well how you feel.
It isn't easy to deal with any changes. Only time can heal. We have no choice but accept birth, aging, sickness and death. Yet life goes on.
Our deceased loved ones want us to enjoy life even when they are gone.
Thanks for sharing your feelings.
reply by Goodadvicechan on 17-Oct-2021
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This is a moving poem. I certainly could sympathize the feelings. You have expressed well how you feel.
It isn't easy to deal with any changes. Only time can heal. We have no choice but accept birth, aging, sickness and death. Yet life goes on.
Our deceased loved ones want us to enjoy life even when they are gone.
Thanks for sharing your feelings.
Comment Written 17-Oct-2021
reply by Goodadvicechan on 17-Oct-2021
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Have a wonderful day.
Comment from Elizabeth Emerald
Heartrending. Punch to the gut. I hope this is not biographical--it certainly has the feel of true mourning. Stunning piece.
sugg: [they are=>she is] gone (to keep it personal to her)
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2021
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Heartrending. Punch to the gut. I hope this is not biographical--it certainly has the feel of true mourning. Stunning piece.
sugg: [they are=>she is] gone (to keep it personal to her)
Comment Written 17-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2021
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Thank You, it is a true story.
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I suspected so. Condolences.
Comment from MissMerri
Oh my! This is so sad. You've expressed it so vividly in this poem of regret and sorrow, what it would be like to lose a mate unexpectedly. This stanza especially grabbed my heart...
"Before,
Love undervalued
Time overlooked."
And of course, the closing lines also... "Only sadness and the quiet." This is just amazingly real and wrenchingly sad. Well done, and truly heartbreaking. MM
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2021
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Oh my! This is so sad. You've expressed it so vividly in this poem of regret and sorrow, what it would be like to lose a mate unexpectedly. This stanza especially grabbed my heart...
"Before,
Love undervalued
Time overlooked."
And of course, the closing lines also... "Only sadness and the quiet." This is just amazingly real and wrenchingly sad. Well done, and truly heartbreaking. MM
Comment Written 16-Oct-2021
reply by the author on 17-Oct-2021
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Thank You, very much.
