In Memory of Silence (poem) by John Herlihy on AuthorsDen

Reviewed by Jms Bell

Reviewed on February 23, 2020

THE RHYMING CHAIN HERE IS WONDERFUL AND I LIKE THE STYLE, KUDOS! HOWEVER, THOUGH SILENCE HAS IT GOLDEN MOMENTS, WE WERE GIVEN THE GIFT OF HEARING FOR A REASON...SOUND! I AM THINKING ABOUT THOSE THAT COMPLAIN OF PAIN...UNTIL THEY LOSE THEIR ABILITY TO FEEL. THANKS FOR SHARING, MY FRIEND. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by E Phillips

Reviewed on February 15, 2020

Holy or cursed? With tinnitus roaring in my head 24/7, I guess I'm spared the eerie sound of silence. I wonder which is worse...

Reviewed by Odin odin@aflx.com

Reviewed on February 14, 2020

The vibrations of silmece lift off your page of eloquent phrasing and word choice. Bravo.

Reviewed by Ed Matlack

Reviewed on February 13, 2020

The world as most of know it would likely fear absolute silence, no cars, no animals, no birds, no other people. Could we accept it or would we be driven insane...? -e-

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on February 13, 2020

Beautifully stated. You are right, most barely have a time and place where they can just think in silence. When I see those images taken from outer space at night, showing our influence, worldwide on the light that we generate turning night into day, I can also imagine that our constant noisy culture is polluting with sound the same way we are polluting with light.

Living largely alone, I find quiet times throughout the day very beneficial for my psyche. Some people never get that opportunity to just, think in silence. But I am also losing my hearing and one day may find myself in silence all the time. Not something I look forward to.

Ron

Reviewed by Jane Noponen Perinacci

Reviewed on February 13, 2020

John, John, John. I've got a few places where silence is so loud you wouldn't believe it. I'd love to take you to my "secret" serenity spots!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Michael Schafer

Reviewed on February 12, 2020

The only time I experienced silence, was during a tour of Carlsbad Caverns. Like any cave tour I've taken, at one point they turned off the lights, and for the first time, everyone stayed quiet. The silence was deafening. I could hear the blood rushing through my ears. It's also an experience in total darkness.

Reviewed by Rebecca McKeehan

Reviewed on February 12, 2020

The modern world is nothing but noise, it seems, and silence is a rare commodity that must be sought to be found. The most profound silence I have ever found in nature was to be present in the snowy wilds of Yellowstone on a cold, cold February day when the wind and the snowmobiles and other sounds of "civilization" were absent. It was one of the most glorious moments of my life.

Rebecca