Silence Poems | Examples of Silence Poetry

She softly smiled across the room. I imagined the scent of her perfume. All other sound completely faded. My heart she had blissfully invaded. The silent glances between us sought. Captivating my every illusive thought. I detected sadness in...Read the rest...

The devil sleeps in the hearts of men, When silence speaks no need of pen, Like a puppet master pulling strings, Empathy dangling as the devil sings. Humanity resides in dreams despair, Hope futile against the growing swell, Frothing, the raging...Read the rest...

In the solitude of my mind, Something deep I find, In the tranquil of my soul, There’s a gentle flow. A door opens to me, I’m buoyed across the turbulent sea, I’m embraced by silence, I’m held by its hand. As I walk...Read the rest...

They keep on rolling as the incoming, rapid waves splash, and with them they bring an army of hungry shellfish; a cemetery of shells pave the long stretch of this beach... never walk barefoot: as Lora did, she...Read the rest...

They keep on rolling as the incoming, rapid waves splash, and with them they bring an army of hungry shellfish; a cemetery of shells pave the long stretch of this beach... never walk barefoot: as Lora did, she...Read the rest...

Form the vessel, heartbeat life, breath acting as the midwife, paving way for soul to rise, bliss drenched, in childlike surprise. Space God’s form, wherein we dwell and so hermit, all is well, when we make within some room, for our heart...Read the rest...

When silence speaks there is no human word or mouthing from an uncontented tongue. Yet voiceless cries from hungry eyes are heard, to those awaiting caring for someone. The silent sound will echo from the heart throughout a world now...Read the rest...

trickling streams   enlist fingers stroke translating silent stares script air bubbles soul skirmishes dying   and breath twitches her amort jabs shatter blind eyes soft breaths   linger aphonic   sighs surfboarding alongside rocky creeks you wish to...Read the rest...

Thick clouds of unanswered questions eclipse the clear light thought to be seen. Bewildered by election news again, our ears quit as humans opine. Voices heard yield little understanding in a vacant struggle just to be heard. Hardened clay won't...Read the rest...

Amidst cruelty, bigotry, and hate, silence amplifies a crocodile tear. The sound of silence can influence fate; it speaks loudest in the presence of fear. You observe a drunk abusing his wife, sizing you up; he glares as you pass...Read the rest...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Deep silences like thunderbolts were hurled through the soundlessness of my quiet world. These noises were generated from within for my ears were not able to take sounds in. From the noisy world no sound could be heard, no clashing...Read the rest...

I see tremors… dancing between the dust, as the sunlight hits your hands, they recite their symphony, of silence, for me… from a distant land. ...Read the rest...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ every poem breaks a silence~ a silence that had to be overcome ...Read the rest...

When silence speaks It reaches different volumes, Various pitches of emotion, Deeper tones of thought. It's rhythms vibrate To the very core. The silence has musicality. The silence can be a mentor. When silence speaks The noise must fade. For the silence Always has something Profound...Read the rest...

If we would entwine with universal mind, it is clear we must relinquish our ego, that leaving all imagined knowing behind, we imbibe direct wisdom, by letting go. Dwelling in silence is our natural state, awakening pure bliss, that does...Read the rest...