In Dutch by Leonard M HawkesAfter the sleep
When my eyes were mine
And my mind emerging,
My tongue was hers.
And I spoke liberation
In syllables unknown
To Them--surely the vocal
Silence of my heart.
10/29/2006 Author's Note: post surgery
Posted on 10/30/2006 Copyright © 2024 Leonard M Hawkes
Member Comments on this Poem |
Posted by Anne Engelen on 10/30/06 at 06:04 AM Oh I like this. It made me wonder, got my thoughts trveling and left me with a smile. Nice one!! |
Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 10/30/06 at 03:07 PM I really like this! "surely the vocal Silence of my heart" - does it take the drugs of surgery to let us speak? |
Posted by Travis G Finborg on 11/03/06 at 03:58 PM the poem evocatively brings forth the sense of birth and awakening. |
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