The Grieving Silence of An Empty House

because that's the way it so often sounds ..

The Grieving Silence of An Empty House

When the silence

of their empty house

proved deafening ..

 

Instead of leaning in,

she turned away

from him and his kin ..

 

But it wasn’t

always like that now

was it darling ..

 

And the key may yet

be found

just where he left it ..

 

Should she ever

need it again that is

or in case by some chance ..

 

A stranger might be

listening,

or wondering even ..

 

What they know

about loss, about lust,

about longing, or love even ..

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Loss, lust, longing and love. All part of life’s rich tapestry. What I found particularly poignant about this poem is the fourth stanza. That the key may yet be found just where he left it. Open doors are so much more inviting than those firmly shut. So very nicely conveyed Neville.

Chris

[Neville]

thank you our Chris and particularly so on behalf of that 4th stanza .. Neville :)