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The Hush of Silence
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The Hush of Silence |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light 
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 The Hush of Silence by Linda L. Dowd Opalescent flurries, Cascade down in slow descent. And shimmer in the morning light Of brumal sun’s ascent. An alabaster mantle, Cloaks the sleeping countryside. ~ This surely must be heaven, Where angels do reside. There’s a crisp, frosty freshness To the air that I breathe in, And with every inhalation I sense more calm within. ~ * ~ Within the hush of silence, I did find my inner still. And warmth suffused my body. ~ Replacing winter chill. . |
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Ceinwyn Member Elite
since 2000-07-09
Posts 2175VA |
This brings me hope. The hush of silence is sometimes deafening. How I do love winter, except for being outside for long periods of time. Maybe Santa will bring me a car  If at first you don't succeed destroy all the evidence that you tried. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
Linda, wow! a feeling of peace and comfort here in this...wonderful writing! |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
This is nice...James |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Lovely thoughts, Linda. I remember, as a child, how beautiful and peaceful winter is and how much fun we had playing in the snow. Ida |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Ceinwyn ~ I love Winter as well. She has many moods ~ and I love all of them.  Perhaps if you are a good little girl, Santa will give you that car! ho ho ho  Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
passing shadows ~ Thank you, Dixie! "peace and comfort" ~ can't get too much of those! Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
James the Island Man ~ I just realized that there is "ice" in nice! lol How fitting! lol Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Marchmadness ~ Lovely memories, you have! I would miss our winter wonderlands if I were to move to where it didn't snow. Thank you for your lovely reply, Dear Ida! "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!"  Have a happy winter! With love, Linda |
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Klassy Lassy Member Elite
since 2005-06-28
Posts 2187Oregon |
Lovely rhymes, Lynda and I can feel the peace in the beauty of your words, something that the holiday season can sometimes seem to lack. Still, through softer eyes, winter can be so inredible beautiful at times.  Karen |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Klassy Karen!!! Gosh, its been awhile! You've been missed! It was really nice to hear from you! Thank you for your thought-full response to my attempt at illustrating winter's hush of silence. Giving you a big, warm, welcome-back huggaroo! Linda |
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Artic Wind Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 8080Realm of Supernatural |
EA- Lovely words! I love this poem, off to my library it goes!!!  ARCTIC WIND |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Arctic Wind ~ Ah! I was hoping that you might drop by! I thought the still, crisp beauty of winter's snow would appeal to you! ~ and I am pleased that it did! I am always honoured when a reader deems a poem of mine a  . ~ Thanks AW. EA [This message has been edited by Earth Angel (12-14-2007 06:39 PM).] |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Lovely  Poet, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write. |
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Joe Houck Member
since 2001-04-23
Posts 324california |
i love this. Makes me feel all warm and toasty inside...=) It vaguely reminds me of my recent poem bout leaves falling from a tree. I adore the word choice you have in this too. I love the word hush.... it's the kind of word that sounds exactly like its meaning...hushhhhh...lol Keep flying to the sun with these gargoyle wings. |
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whiskey
since 1999-12-28
Posts 1278Australia |
What a wonderful poem I see your still writing fantasticly A pleasure to read you again Julie |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Interloper ~ I love "lovely"  EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Joe ~ Hi, Joe! I'm pleased that my poem made you "all warm and cozy" ~ that is a nice way of being. "I love the word hush.... it's the kind of word that sounds exactly like its meaning...hushhhhh...lol" ~ I know what you mean! "Hush little baby..."! Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
whiskey!!! ~ My word! You've been gone so long! ~ Well, you back now and that is what counts. I hoped you posted a poem! I'll go scouting for one! Ya, I'm still cranking them out! lol Giving you a big, warm, welcome-back hug, Linda |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
Silently beautiful. Just like the snow is silent beauty. A |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
"And with every inhalation I sense more calm within." There definitely is more to the air we breathe than even I can imagine. This is certainly one of the good things. My best to you and yours, Linda, for a happy festive season and a wonderful new year. Love Helen |
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TomMark Member Elite
since 2007-07-27
Posts 2133LA,CA |
Absolutely beautiful!!! Tomtoo |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
I'm with Tom! Absolutely beautiful! RDB xxBe kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight......... |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Lovely, Linda. I shall use your beautiful poem to try and get my inner still. - Owl |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Opalescent flurries, Cascade down in slow descent. And shimmer in the morning light Of brumal sun’s ascent. Angelo Terrestre! I looooooooove it ... and you! Snow is falling also in Europe and maybe I'll be able to live such a magical moment as you describe here. A keeper ... of course! Love and hugs. Margherita |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
aziza ~ Aw, yes, the silent beauty of snow. A winter's hush stills my soul and centres me. Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Bunches of Honey ~ Hi, Honey! ~ and may I extend the same wishes to you and your loved ones, as well! Thank you for the lovely reply! It is always good to hear from you! Loving hug, Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
TomMark ~ Tomtoo ~ how are you?!? Thank you for the "beautiful!!!" reply! ~ Those exclamation marks certainly brought an added smile to my 'cherubic' face! It was so nice of you to stop by! EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
RDB ~ Greetings, Roniece! Thank you for echoing Tom's "beautiful" response to my hush of winter silence! Hugs with love, Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
OwlSA ~ Diana, my dear, if my poem was able to offer you even one mome of needed inner stillness, I am grateful. You have been through so much. I cannot even imagine how you manage to still keep yourself together. God bless you, my friend! Sending a warm, loving hug, Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Margrit/Margherita Do you have any idea how much I enjoy reading your replies! ~ Not just to my poems, but your replies to everyone else's posts as well?!? You put so much thought, love and kindness into them! You truly are an angel. I love you too! ~ and might I add, that each poem of mine that you have deemed a keeper, has smiled my heart happy! Thank you! Linda  |
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Charisma
since 2000-09-30
Posts 5906lost in blue pages |
Beautiful peaceful lines you wrote here. love it Charisma |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
Linda, one can not but feel a sense of inner peace when I read your beautiful poem. We dont have softly falling snow here at Christmas. If we get any at all it is uaually in July or August but it does bring a smile to everyone's face when it does come. Take care. Lindsay |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Dear one, I just now chanced on this, busy as I have been in "catching up" since Sunday. I see the day this was written, and I smile. Thank you. On that very day, we had been two days without electricity - and in an all electric house, let me tell you, m'dear, it was mighty cold. And...it had snowed. I know you did not mean this "for me", but I took it to heart, anyway. So, now, in a warm house, with a warm heart, I smile, and thank you, for writing such a  |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
I couldn't help but feel a great sense of peace when I read your beautiful poem. You have a magic way with words Linda, I just loved it. A big warm hug to you. Lindsay |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Charisma!!! ~ My word, Girl!!! I was beginning to believe that you had left our pip home, forever! Your charisma, has been missed! What a pleasant surprise it was, to see that you stopped by! ~ and thank you for the warm reply! Giving you a huge welcome-back hug, EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Lindsay ~ "Inner peace" is something we can never have too much of ~ and at times, may even seem impossible to attain. May you and your loved ones experience this blessing each and every day of your lives. Love, Harmony, & Inner Peace, Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Sunshine ~ Good morning, Karilea! It is somewhat frightening to realize how dependent we all are upon the 'electric grid'. How horribly chilling it must have been for you to have been without electricity ~ especially when Old Man Winter was licking at your heels! ~ so to speak! lol A few years back, we were without electricity for 5 days during the heat of the summer sun. At least we could cook on the Bar Bee! Mind you, I don't know how some people survive without air conditioning! I nearly melted away. I was thinking about you and sending prayers your way during the recent storms that hit Kansas. I am moved that my poem has resonated with you to the point of you it. I now formally declare this post dedicated to you! With love & Sun Light, Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Lindsay ~ ...and a "big warm hug to you" as well, Aussie Man! Might I also add that "you have a magical way with words", as well. Thank you! Love, Harmony, & Inner Peace, Linda |
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