Listen to the stories that the walls tell
in knocks and whispers out of hidden places
telltale signs of life in the midst of a storm
sweeping silent over this wasteland
Voices celebrate the night
crying out together for deliverance
and soon to have their wish granted
when the walls collapse under the weight of their secrets
This place of shadows will open to the world
beckoning all to come and see
into the wasteland now seeded
ready to drink in the sunlight above
bring forth life out of dust and ashes
and shout with new color to the sky
for all those still awake to witness it
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Going to perform a few of my poems at an open mic tonight. I was going to do it in December, but a school conflict kept me from being able to. Then for the January one I was still out of the state… It’s been a long time coming!
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19 responses to “Signs of Life”
Good luck with your reading! I enjoyed this poem, especially the line ‘telltale signs of life in the midst of a storm’
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Thank you! Means a lot (:
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Seems like we’re likeminded in our choice of poetic expression today. Your poem is on the same hopeful theme of my poem, “No Place Like Hope,” posted today.
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Agreed! Nice piece (:
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Awesome! Let us know how it goes please. Beautiful!
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Thank you! It went well, I’m going to say a bit about it in my next post (: cheers!
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👍
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Oh you will be amazing your work is so incredibly thought provoking and your imagery wonderful. Please let us know how it goes. Great new poem by the way. Love 💕 Joni
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Thank you Joni! (: it went well, I’ll say more on tomorrow’s post!
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Yea that is wonderful! Blessings Joni
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Awesome! Post how it goes! 🙂
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Will do (:
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This is a very good poem relating to what I understand to call repositioning of souls or consciousness. I appreciate seeing it today.
I remember you writing about the open mic. Enjoy something at experiencable rhythm there and others will too. Doing what you know how to do, you will never stop the show (which is good) and you will be unstopable which is great!
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Thank you Trudy! I always look forward to hearing your insights—always thought-provoking! And I definitely agree with you about experiencing the rhythm of the entire group.
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BRAVO!
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Thank you! (: cheers
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Welcome 🙂
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Awesome! Make sure you let us know how the reading goes. I’d be interested in hearing about it.
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Thank you! I definitely will (:
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