In quiet lies the soul’s refrain,
beyond the noise, beyond the name.
The self dissolves and edges blur,
what is, what was, begins to stir.
No voice, no truth, yet all feels near—
we seek to gradually unlearn fear.
Is anyone ever truly silent?
Photo credits: Scenic Winter Landscape in Flam, Norway, Pexels.
Posted for Quadrille #224 – Walk quietly in my dreams @dVerse Poets Pub
40 Responses
Oh, I believe that in silence we always hear ourselves the more… never really quiet actually
Yes! Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
I love that thought, ‘in quiet lies the soul’s refrain’. I don’t think anyone is ever truly silent. I love a bit of peace and quiet.
Thank you so much, my dearest Kim 😍 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
(and thank you for the glorious prompt) 🥂
so close to my true state of being with this poem.
Thank you so much, Rog 🙂 so glad the poem and its imagery appealed to you 💄❤️
Great question, Sanaa. Not for long it seems. There are always noises all around us all day long!
Thank you so much, Dwight 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
“beyond the name”– mmmm, i love the way that sounds, Sanaa. <3
Thank you so much, Ren 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
We live in such a noisy world, don’t we? Love the rhythm and rhyme!
Yes we do! Thank you so much, Nolcha 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
What is silence, if not absence of noise
Nice one
Much♡love
Precisely! Thanks for stopping by, Gillena 💄❤️
Much love back to you 🥂
A thought provoking poem.
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Even in a few lines your (quiet) voice resonates with rich philosophy.
Thank you so much, Ain 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
We never stop talking to ourselves.
That’s so true ❤️❤️❤️
So beautiful and reflective, Sanaa. I especially love the first sentence. It could be a book title, too. 😊 💙
Thank you so much, Merril 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
That was so beautiful, Sanaa! I loved it!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
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Thank you so much, Yvette 😀 so good to see you 💄❤️
An insightful self-relective, and in-depth quadrille, Sanaa! LOVE the photo too.
Thank you so much, Lynn 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
Saana, I love this nod to silence. I always feel like in the silence, we can hear all the things we keep inside our hearts. 💕 I hope to be there on Saturday! You’re on my calendar!
Thank you so much, Colleen 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
See you on Saturday 😊
I’m not sure that we ever are quiet. The mind is a noisy beast. I love the silky rhyme in this thought-provoking poem, Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Mish 😀 so glad the poem and its imagery appealed to you 💄❤️
This has a nice rhythm. Well done.
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Your opening line is gorgeous, Sanaa snd I love the rhyming. 💕
Thank you so much, Punam 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Sanna, this has such a quiet pull. “The self dissolves and edges blur” really stays with me.
Much love,
David
Thank you so much, Ben 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
We cannot know what silence sounds like. We are always talking in our minds.
Beautiful poem, Sanaa!
Thank you so much, Sara 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
The theory that our identity is a compilation of the stories we tell ourselves, makes me wonder if we ever have true quiet, listening also always to our thoughts, so perhaps truly do the edges of the self blur as you beautifully frame it in these rich couplets.
Thanks for this
Thank you so much, Lona 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️