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You Should Whisper
by Ken HarnischYou should whisper, she says
Too much noise
May intrude
On this peace I’ve found;
This night in which I dream.
So I whisper
In the way
I did before
In the long ago,
In the far away
And the words are vespers of
The past, but they speak
Of now, while she yearns for the future
Then, though she cannot say what
“Then “ is or will be.
It is not mine, this “then”
But surely
The whispers remind her
That the words,
The ones I write
(And not in whispers)
Are still as longing
And always, and forever,
Hers. 01/20/2009 Posted on 01/20/2009
Copyright © 2025 Ken Harnisch
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 01/20/09 at 02:57 PM This is great Ken. It is done with such a hushed tone as if you were in a library, almost as if you are afraid she will hear the words. Well done. |
| Posted by Sandy M. Humphrey on 01/20/09 at 10:59 PM Goosebumps, chills, and one lone sweet tear so beautiful this in a whisper. smh |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 01/20/09 at 11:24 PM I think the whole thing does a wonderful of showing just how striking a whisper can be. |
| Posted by Elizabeth Shaw on 01/20/09 at 11:26 PM i love this |
| Posted by Melissa Arel on 01/21/09 at 12:12 AM such a delicate poem written wonderfully & lovingly. 2 thumbs up from me :) |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 01/22/09 at 02:50 PM There is so little whispering anywhere anymore. |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 01/22/09 at 02:52 PM And you give her this gift.
A soft lovely poem beautifully written and meaningfully sent. |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 01/22/09 at 04:40 PM What a lovely soft rustle of a paper whisper written in this electronic form. Lovely whispers for your lady. |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 01/22/09 at 10:02 PM A great love poem Ken....CharMin |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 01/23/09 at 03:51 AM There is a magic in whispering, and you capture the essence of it here. Definitely magical. |
| Posted by Kate Demeree on 01/24/09 at 06:24 PM I sit here reading this and smile a soft smile.... a whisper always gets one's attention. How evocative this is... sensual. There is a longing here that can be felt by the reader. Beautiful poetry, Poetman! |
| Posted by Julie Adams on 01/26/09 at 06:02 AM wonderful piece, deserving at the top of the top rated list...how this piece whispers to the reader things long after the lines are read...this piece speaks volumes, and yet in reading it is silent...wonderful expression of tone, context, and devotion...a pleasure to read and reread, allowing the words to whisper in the subconscious...peace, jewels |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 01/26/09 at 03:53 PM Sweet, soft, and enduring. A fine piece. |
| Posted by Paganini Jones on 01/27/09 at 12:32 AM *Exhaling* "And the words are vespers of /
The past, but they speak..." Delicious use of language. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 01/27/09 at 08:24 PM Great expansion of an idea...word, Ken. :o) |
| Posted by Maria Massarella on 01/13/11 at 11:18 PM Such whisperings linger long after they have been uttered. Beautiful, evocative poem... |
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