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Is Silence Golden

by George Hoerner

and if you were
halfway round
this world
would the words
be any less
forthcoming
than if you were
right next door
could you speak
to me any less
than not at all

for a continent away
leaves language less
mindful of those days
as children playing
to be adults
we spoke our minds
thinking that was
being so

and now as adults
we speak of
the weather
more than all else
or those fleeting holidays
counted month by month
till they are gone
following us
to our silent graves

01/04/2009

Posted on 01/06/2009
Copyright © 2026 George Hoerner

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Maria Terezia Ferencz on 01/06/09 at 09:13 AM

Yes it is golden, but silver too....

Posted by Nanette Bellman on 01/10/09 at 12:20 AM

it is kind of saddening that we often neglect those who are within our arms reach. you made it beautiful though. bravo George.

Posted by Joan Serratelli on 03/04/09 at 04:23 PM

In this age of cell phones, emails, etc, nobody seems to talk to each other.If they do, they don't listen. We live in a self absorbed world where communication is a problem. Great write- one to think and TALK about!

Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 02/20/13 at 02:23 PM

that first stanza is so subtle and so beautifully written, setting the stage for the rest of the thought provoking trip and it is always a delight, George, to be a passenger on your lovely word train.

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