The eloquence of silence



Most people talk too much
and say the less the more they say,
as if they had to compensate
by any means their emptiness
by filling it with torrents out of nothing,
while the unknown thoughts of any quiet person
are extremely interesting
for not being anyhow expressed,
that silence being so expressive
and expressing so much more than any words.
In the same way, the more noise music makes,
the less enjoyable it is as music,
while there is no music like the one you find in silence.
Maybe I have said too much,
so I had better hold my tongue for better silence.









Poetry by Christian Lanciai The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2008-09-24 at 09:38

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Elle The PoetBay support member heart!
I sometimes think there is more between the lines than actually written or said. I agree, the more some talk, the less they say and the more you don't want to hear

Elle x
2008-09-24


Kathy Lockhart
I do get the feeling that a quiet person has deep thoughts. However, that isn't always true. But one will never know for sure because of their silence.
I know when I am quiet, I am in some deep thought myself slipping off into some fantasy or dealing with my own memories the best i know how. Sometimes, I try to figure out the world's problems or even how to fix the phone that no longer works in my apartment.
There is a lot to be said for silence but who will say it when we are all quiet. I guess the poet. : )
2008-09-24