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Pending Deafness |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart 
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Pending Deafness Shall I be as Beethoven and suffer the loudness of quiet ~ to rely solely on tonal qualities that tremor through floorboards and feel the disquiet of one's touch in their nervousness of this affliction? A child wonders at blindness & plays such games of bluff enough so to be glad to remove the folds of cloth from face & rejoice in the light. There, too, to play in water & sea foam and know momentarily (only) the closed hush of water's muffled qualities, only to spring forth & up & relish the cry of the gull or sound of bluejay, scolding. To know deafness may be coming one does hidden things ~ listens carefully to all words and measures with heartbeat the beating heart, the child's whisper, the cry of all babes, even a dial tone & certainly, a lover's voice. Then quietly, prays that the pending deafness is a long time coming. ©Karilea Rilling Jungel 24 September, 2000 [This message has been edited by Sunshine (edited 09-24-2000).] |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Karilea, Wonderful one of your best. I too listen for the same sounds. And when I get wax in my hearing aid I can't hear them LOL Sy. |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Would it not be that the deaf hear all so clear That which the rest of us can only fear In the silence lies the beauty for so very few As the rest can only guess at what they once knew As impending deafness comes through shimmering night And the loudness of quiet soars in morning flight Would it not be better to hear upon deafness' face With the knowledge of tomorrow's pounding upon your grace |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
bumping this one cause I heard silence in all the noise. |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
To not hear the sounds of natrue the sounds of a lover's voice. . . This would be a prison But still to not hear the touch of a lover's hand. . . Would be death in life. . . Superb my friend. . . as always. . . ---------------------------------------------------- That which gives light must endure burning --Victor Frankl |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Sy, I thought 'Deer's job was to clean all ears of wax...perhaps I'm confused... Mark, your addition definitely outdoes the original...thank you...and thanks for the bump... Sven...too true... Karilea When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ |
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