silence
darkness, softly creeping
left the still remains of
restless dreams ‘neath
the halo of a cold neon
light that split the people
people talking
without listening
no one dared
disturb the fools
you know silence
grows like raindrops
echoed in wells
the neon god flashed
its warning and the
prophets whispered
~kat
Another Manic Monday Challenge, Prompt Word: Silence; Prompt Song: The Sounds of Silence (Performed by Disturbed and written by Paul Simon) and the photo above edited (I grabbed a corner of the entire photo and dropped in my black-out poem based on the lyrics of the song (see below). Thanks to Laura for hosting. Join the challenge yourself by clicking HERE.
The Sound of Silence
Hello darkness, my old friend
I’ve come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
‘Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence
Fools, said I, you do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said, the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls
And whispered in the sounds of silence
Songwriter: Paul Simon
The Sound of Silence lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
July 2nd, 2018 at 9:57 am
This is awesome Kat! ☺💛
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July 2nd, 2018 at 10:08 am
Thank you Walt. This challenge with its song prompt is always the perfect opportunity to do a found poem (aka: blackout poem).
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July 2nd, 2018 at 10:22 am
My pleasure ☺
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July 2nd, 2018 at 10:29 am
This is so very relivant today, beautifully written, better than the original if I dare.💜
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July 2nd, 2018 at 11:36 am
Perfect all round Kat. I love it, and so relevant.
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July 2nd, 2018 at 11:53 am
Thank you Peter. 😊
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July 2nd, 2018 at 12:40 pm
I love the song and your poem is great!
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July 2nd, 2018 at 3:14 pm
I too, love this song. I grew up on Simon and Garfunkel, Cat Stevens, Janis Ian and Carol King! 😊
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July 2nd, 2018 at 4:10 pm
😊👍 I listened to them more in my teens. My parents listened to a lot of different music from Bach to German Folk, Santana and the Beatles. So grew up with an interesting mix 😊
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July 2nd, 2018 at 6:43 pm
Yep…I was a teen back then too.
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July 3rd, 2018 at 9:20 am
😊
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July 2nd, 2018 at 1:00 pm
Love it! Them, both equally. 😎🥀
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July 2nd, 2018 at 3:15 pm
Thank you Dorna! 😊
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July 2nd, 2018 at 9:54 pm
This is beautiful!
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July 2nd, 2018 at 10:18 pm
Thank you Kim. 🙂
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