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Published: 15th February 2022

Image by gR

Recital by Line Gauthier

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on that bitter, wet, dark winter’s day the storm that hit seemed slow to pass it turned the whites of waves to grey then threw life's teardrops at the glass. and from that cafe’s window seat she watched the mist blot out the sands and sensed the cold but felt the heat with coffee clasped between both hands. although the waves at staggered times broke wilder than she'd known before seen through the window’s drizzled lines - stayed silent as they reached the shore.

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Regina Mcintosh

Date: 8/27/2023 5:33:00 AM

Wow. Impressive. Love it. Congrats and God bless you, Love, Gina

Gary Radice
Date: 8/28/2023 1:52:00 AM

Thank you Regina. Cheers - Gary

Speaks Volumes

Date: 8/26/2023 8:08:00 PM

An amazing beautifully read piece. Glad you didn't choose the digital voice Gary. This was superb, as was your poem.

Gary Radice
Date: 8/27/2023 12:42:00 AM

Many thanks SV.for your lovely comments. Nothing beats a natural human voice in my opinion and Line's voice just captures the scene beautifully. I'm very grateful to her. Thanks again. Cheers - Gary

John Anderson

Date: 8/26/2023 10:56:00 AM

Congratulations for your placement in the "Let There Be Voice" contest. I really enjoyed reading AND hearing your wonderful poem voiced! Cheers and Best Wishes.

Gary Radice
Date: 8/27/2023 12:44:00 AM

Thank you for running the contest John. Cheers - Gary

Lonna Blodgett

Date: 7/16/2023 5:57:00 PM

Love this! It is so contemplative and subtly melancholic. So well written! Lonna

Gary Radice
Date: 7/18/2023 2:07:00 AM

Thank you Lonna. I think 'subtly melancholic' describes what I was after for the poem beautifully. Cheers - Gary

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 11/13/2022 11:03:00 AM

- A wonderful poem, Gary ... fascinating to look at the sea and waves on a rainy day - I live by the sea and see it every day - Congratulations on your win in the contest -

Gary Radice
Date: 11/14/2022 2:10:00 AM

Thank you Anne-Lise! I agree, the sea is fascinating. The waves tend to hypnotise me with their sound and movement. We live about 10 miles from the sea but I wished we lived nearer. I'd be down on the beach walking every day - rain or shine if we did. Thanks again! Cheers - Gary

Eve Roper

Date: 11/12/2022 11:25:00 PM

Congratulation on your win with this great imagery and warm feelings.

Gary Radice
Date: 11/13/2022 5:50:00 AM

Thank you Eve. Mission accomplished. :) Imagery and a sense of warmth watching the storm was what I was after. Just as a side, I love the rain. I'm one of those guys who love to watch it and walk in it. Rather than drowning them, the rain helps my poetic juices flow. Cheers - Gary

Christuraj Alex

Date: 11/12/2022 7:59:00 PM

You have illustrated beautiful scenes of the monsoon. Congratulations!

Gary Radice
Date: 11/13/2022 5:47:00 AM

Thank you Christuraj. Just the word 'monsoon' adds a sense of strength and depth to the idea of a storm. Love it! Cheers - Gary

Line Gauthier

Date: 9/22/2022 9:23:00 PM

What a beautiful poem. Not only is is a FAVE but it was a definite honour to record, Gary.

Gary Radice
Date: 9/22/2022 11:44:00 PM

It's one of my favourite poems Line - and even moreso now. :) Thanks so much. Cheers - Gary

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/4/2022 2:59:00 PM

So very deep and meaningful this is. makes me wonder about who "she" is. Thanks for leading me to this one, Gary.

Gary Radice
Date: 9/5/2022 9:02:00 AM

Thanks Andrea. Glad you like the poem. :) Cheers - Gary

Eric Cohen

Date: 3/21/2022 3:31:00 PM

This one is like a painting in a museum, with just enough to fuel the imagination while leaving you in admiration of the craftmanship. Good stuff, Gary.

Gary Radice
Date: 3/22/2022 12:41:00 AM

Thanks Eric. I appreciate your visit and comments as always. As well as being high praise I love the idea of a poem being described as a painting as you have here. Thanks again. Cheers - Gary

Sara Kendrick

Date: 3/11/2022 4:54:00 AM

I like the flow, rhythm, and rhyme within these lines. I can feel the emotion of the work as well. I am glad that I chose it to read today. Your visit to my page made my morning a little lighter. Sara

Gary Radice
Date: 3/11/2022 8:10:00 AM

Hi Sara. I'm glad you chose to read it today too - It lightened my day :) Thank you for your lovely comments. Cheers - Gary

Geoffrey Brewer

Date: 2/24/2022 7:15:00 PM

The air of undefined mystery embedded in these verses adds to the dark imagery of this wonderfully atmospheric poem - as you have discussed in comments below. I love it!

Gary Radice
Date: 2/25/2022 1:36:00 AM

Hi Geoffrey. Thank you for your valued comments. Other than trains, railways and such like, I love writing about the sea. Cheers - Gary

Bryan Norton

Date: 2/24/2022 9:07:00 AM

Well done! Wonderful imagery. Reads like a classic. Your rhyming is perfect too. Later, Bryan

Gary Radice
Date: 2/24/2022 2:15:00 PM

Thank you for the wonderful praise Bryan. Read you soon. Cheers - Gary

Ann Peck

Date: 2/21/2022 2:24:00 PM

This beautiful poem would make a beautiful painting--I can see it in my mind. :)

Gary Radice
Date: 2/21/2022 2:29:00 PM

Hi Ann, if ever you paint, draw, sketch it I'd love to see it. Thank you Ann. Great praise from an artist. Cheers - Gary

John Watt

Date: 2/20/2022 8:59:00 PM

Gary, there's a delicious amount of mystery within your lines as you introduce a cup of coffee, a lone woman, a severe winter storm, and a commendably strong window. The imagination goes wild with an evocative piece like this, very challenging to find that balance between not enough and too much information. Love your carefully crafted cadence and the "life's teardrops" line in particular. Excellent.

John Watt
Date: 2/21/2022 12:59:00 PM

Gary, you don't sound pretentious at all. You sound like a thoughtful writer who contemplates his options. Thank you for your insightful reply. Keep writing, my friend. p.s. for some reason, I don't see the image.

Gary Radice
Date: 2/21/2022 2:20:00 AM

Hi John. Thank you for your very kind words. I deliberately didn't give out too much information out about the woman in the poem because - as you have alluded to in your insightful comments - I wanted to leave it up to the reader's imagination to determine, for example, her back story etc. For fear now of me sounding too pretentious, at one point while writing, I attempted to incorporate the idea of pathetic fallacy and then explore the idea of the storm existing inside the woman's mind and hence the silent waves etc. The poem hints at some of this but in the end I was happy just settling for a descriptive piece about a woman in contemplation against the backdrop of a storm. :) I'm really glad you liked it. Thanks again. Cheers - Gary

Paul Callus

Date: 2/20/2022 1:59:00 PM

Very good imagery and rhyme, and with a smooth flow to it, Gary. a fav for me ~ Regards // paul

Gary Radice
Date: 2/21/2022 2:07:00 AM

Paul, thank you so much for your compliments and for the fav. I really appreciate it. I concentrated on the imagery in this poem so was very pleased to read your comments. Cheers - Gary

Valerie Staton

Date: 2/20/2022 6:13:00 AM

You paint a very vivid picture dear friend. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this great poem. Take care!

Gary Radice
Date: 2/21/2022 2:00:00 AM

Hello Valerie. Thank you for your very kind comments. I'm glad you enjoyed the poem. Cheers - Gary

David Kavanagh

Date: 2/17/2022 1:14:00 PM

A mull of kintyre sentiment and lyric seems to emanate from this wonderful rhyme Gary, you have captured the storm outside the cosy window vividly yet serenely, very difficult to accomplish, super writing, cheers David

Gary Radice
Date: 2/18/2022 12:05:00 AM

Thanks David..I hear you: "the mist rolling in from the sea" :) Thanks too for the great praise. Cheers - Gary

Gershon Wolf

Date: 2/16/2022 8:35:00 PM

Wow. Your poem has a truly personal feel, Gary. Felt as if I was right there in the restaurant, clutching the coffee cup myself. Kudos, Gershon

Gary Radice
Date: 2/17/2022 12:52:00 AM

Mission accomplished. :) Thanks for your great comments Gershon. Cheers - Gary

L. J. Carber

Date: 2/16/2022 2:40:00 PM

Any poem that writes of the power of the sea is a hit with me! [internal rhyme]--Congrats Gary

Gary Radice
Date: 2/17/2022 1:55:00 AM

Thanks L J! One big wave from me to you...too! :) Cheers - Gary

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 2/16/2022 7:48:00 AM

Your 'The Silent Waves" speaks volumes. A wonderful write. Have a great/blessed day writing away.............

Ultimate Spectator
Date: 2/17/2022 2:14:00 AM

Paula Wordsmith suits better.

Gary Radice
Date: 2/16/2022 8:58:00 AM

I love what you did there Paula with your turn of phrase. Thank you for your visit and your comments. Cheers - Gary

Brian Sambourne

Date: 2/16/2022 6:43:00 AM

So well penned Gary. Such a strong image of a contemplative woman viewing a storm while hands + soul are warmed by a cup of coffee. Sea, land, mist + human introspection blend seamlessly. Congratulations! Brian

Gary Radice
Date: 2/16/2022 7:14:00 AM

Thank you Brian for your very kind comments. Cheers - Gary

Ultimate Spectator

Date: 2/16/2022 4:49:00 AM

Not a single forced rhyme in it, so vivid and smooth, feeling of contentment in this imagery.

Gary Radice
Date: 2/16/2022 5:11:00 AM

Thanks Ultimate for your comments. Great praise from a fellow poet. Cheers - Gary

Bill Baker

Date: 2/15/2022 10:11:00 PM

An introspective poem that draws me in and offers a moment to quietly reflect on the motions of life that come and go, a moment to feel the emotions of change and experience them for what they are. Thanks for sharing your poetry with us Gary. A poet friend in Texas, Bill

Gary Radice
Date: 2/16/2022 2:14:00 AM

It's a pleasure Bill and thank you for your lovely comments. Cheers - Gary

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 2/15/2022 8:49:00 PM

Wow, Gary, this is sublime, I love lines like 'threw life's teardrops at the glass' and 'seen through a window's drizzled lines' - it transports me to that moment of cold silent solitude, and the power of the passing storm, this is simply excellent!

Gary Radice
Date: 2/16/2022 2:13:00 AM

Thanks Michelle. I promised myself I'd write a poem about a storm that didn't include the word 'raindrops'. :) Cheers - Gary