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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass 
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gold is heavy give it to a drowning man to sink him silence is golden |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Good point, I think I'll stick with “Wishful thinking." JL  |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
I suspect there is truth in your words, RatL. Everyone needs someone to talk to. *hugs* .........jo |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
A very interesting insight on a very old saying... but it quickly becomes a keeper...  |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
hmm silence is just silence...the absence of sound and I've often found it to 'muddy' the scene, to darken the moment, rather than to turn anything golden but then...I've been told I am off center, not mainstream so, don't listen to me I am still a beginner |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Yes...it's heavy. It will sink you down to the mud, if you let it.... AND you are NOT a rookie, you're darn good! ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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Huan Yi Member Ascendant
since 2004-10-12
Posts 6688Waukegan |
Ed, There is a Polish saying: a drowning man will grasp at razor blades. Gold may drown him, but what a better way going down. John |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ed...not sure what you are saying here really....maybe holding on too much to riches can drown you? Or....too much noise will? In any case...made me think!  |
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Bridget Shenachie Senior Member
since 2002-01-23
Posts 1056Kansas USA |
Hi Ed! This sounds a bit like "I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you." There are so many ways to look at this. Very thought provoking. Shenachie |
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Edward Grim Senior Member
since 2005-12-18
Posts 1154Greenville, South Carolina |
Great wisdom. I like this one. Cheers - Ed "Give me a museum, and I'll fill it." |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
I love the art and the philosophy in this, RatLeader - and what you say, besides being clever and well-put, is true of the kind of silence you are meaning, but there are other silences that are exquisite, or lovingly comfortable, or nostalgic, or tranquil - but unrelated to your poem - sorry - just me thinking aloud. - Owl |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
And the heaviness can suffocate, squeeze the beat out of a heart... as deadly as breaths of water into aching lungs. As Owl says... there are silences that are treasures... unfortunately, some bring the hungry dragon rushing back to his lair. *S* This... is exquisite. *S* |
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poetry_queen Member
since 2006-02-02
Posts 94england, |
like this alot |
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