There are many sounds at a funeral. Last night, I heard bursts of laughter, whispers between colleagues and friends. I heard noses blown and one chorus of "Hallelujah' (by Leonard Cohen, performed by Jeff Buckley) when for a few seconds, a soft silence filled the room. The room was filled with people for two hours… Continue reading When The Words Don’t…
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Poem 215 – Questions About Words
Questions about words Sometimes when I say a word out loudover & overit stops making sense at allbecomes a slew of soundsmy tongue litters out & my brainleaves on the ground a verbal garbage Is there a word for this?When a word stops being a word & becomes asoundscape? Certain words just do not stay… Continue reading Poem 215 – Questions About Words
VANESSA SHIELDS 