The Oncoming Silence

Right now: 

Birds flutter in the trees. 

Wind bursts in gauzy gusts, 

To tumble leaves, 

In the gentle breeze 

Children are playing in a park. 

Water from fountains splash about, 

A gentle song sings 

To praise the arrival of the icecream King. 

In this moment everything is full of life. 

But then... 

Everything stops. 

And everything is

S 

 I 

  L 

   E 

    N 

      T 

Not even the wind dares sigh. 

For they know, 

 A bloodshed is happening. 

They remember those who fell, 

Those who will fall, 

Those who are falling right now. 

Journeying to the silent land, 

Where everything is blank. 

A raindrop breaks the moment. 

Loud and defining... 

But life does not continue normally, 

For they know more silence is coming.

Reviews

[Hannah Cheng]

This is amazing. I interpret this poem as a memorial for school shootings or the deaths of innocents. Thank you for this :) I love the imagery and the ice cream King part

[Maddi]

Actually, it's from the perspective of a country at war. It's just a fictional place but it's talking about how even if something isn't happening here, that doesn't mean it isn't happening(inspired by a second a day). However I do understand how it could be interpreted differently.(:

[LovePoetry0004]

Wow..... What happens next? Blank space what happens next? Makes you wonder.... Curiouser and curiouser...

[iamshadowine]

"Birds flutter in the trees.
Wind bursts in gauzy gusts,
To tumble leaves,
In the gentle breeze "

excellent sense of imagery here :D
"A raindrop breaks the moment.
Loud and defining...
But life does not continue normally,
For they know more silence is coming."

and for your last stanza, I owe you a standing ovation :D

keep writing :D

[Maddi]

Thank you so much!! (: Knowing my works are really appreciated makes me so happy.