I Bleed Muted Words

I Bleed Muted Words

A Poem by Kelly Scheppers
"

...a senryu

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I Bleed Muted Words

 

 

 

The Nightingale sings.

Its piercing shrill impales me.

I bleed muted words.

 

 

 

photography by Dimitre Caceaune

© 2015 Kelly Scheppers


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Sheesch, Dear Kelly!

Your words may be muted, but not so those composing your Senryu, that yell volumes of saturated angst (from the nightingale's song?). Could it really be this that prompted such a powerfully striking outpour?

I mean, I've heard of those who abhor raucous, incessant caws of the crow, or shattering screeches of the barn owl, but the beautifully captivating, endless array of varied sounds from the nightingale, I never heard making anyone bleed muted words, but I may have gotten it wrong … I've been known to do that before. : )

MMmmm … a delicious picture adorning this excellently penned, appealingly displayed, spot-on count piece.

You're an amazing poetess, whom I enjoy and value highly … hugs 'n blessings, Kelly, and quit that muted bleeding! ~ Richard

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

I know equating the nightingale's song with pain may be hard to fathom, but after a heart is broken,.. read more
Richard🖌

9 Years Ago

Aw, Kelly … to think of your heart being broken saddens the soft heart of this caring bard.
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This brings about emotions that are so very hard to put into words but you have accomplished it in your bittersweet, beautiful write. It leaves one speechless for sure.

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

Your reviews are most endearing to me, Dara...thank you so much!
what an impact this Brilliant Senryu makes.
Such pain you can literally feel it


Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

Thank you, my Cali-girl!
sereenaoutloud

9 Years Ago

Always welcome my girlie Hepburn ....(i just always picture you this way) lol
wow! i am stunned ... i don't even want to rationalize this ... it seems only to be felt .. very powerful to me
E.
ps very well done senryu ..very well done indeed!

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

...you certainly know how to cause one's heart to flutter! Thank you, E! x
To bleed muted words. A interesting statement. You said a lot in the short poem. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

"To bleed muted words"...it's my own interpretation of a poet, bleeding. I'm thinking of using it a.. read more
Coyote Poetry

9 Years Ago

Would be a good title and you are welcome.
The sadness of not being able to enjoy the nightingale because of pain and loss as your heart bleeds in poetic mourning so well captured in this senyru Kelly.

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

Perhaps one would not parallel "a piercing shrill" from a nightingale to impale a heart, but when th.. read more
Bloody brilliant Kelly!! I got this vision of you being pierced by an invisible shaft of sound and the words escaping your lips are red inside word bubbles, yes i'm weird but its a great thing to be so inspired, maybe it will make me write better but for sure you are already a writer supreme, the short Senryu is a difficult form to instill meaning into so few words but you did so and the pictures derived from this are amazing, flying like the Nightingale around my head, great poem straight in my library so i can read always :)

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

I could listen to your analogies all day long, Richard! What can I say? ...thank you, my dear gent.. read more
R Smith

9 Years Ago

thank you Kelly, i'd probably bore you stiff lol
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Bleeding muted words
Isn't that the optimum of soul torment
And pain
Such an intense poem
For losing love
Is the ultimate pain

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

...thank you, Nisreenaa. So kind of you to say.
i like the irony of this...the nightingale is supposed to have a song of peace and love...this is the opposite, although this means to me...that the song remains the same, but sound shrill to the one who has lost her love.

beautifully sorrowful.

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

...to one who has lost love, indeed! Thank you, Jacob!
And now Mrs FT Ledgrew, Mr FT Ledgrew would be very proud of you with this fine write, the senryu as I was!!:):)
You weren't looking over his shoulder were you.......!!!?????

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

He is the one who inspired me to try, and I must say, I quite enjoy the pursuit of them! You are as.. read more

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