A Silent Refrain

when silence says it all

A Silent Refrain

 

It would be so

Very easy to

Just let go and fall

In love with her

 

It would be

Far harder to refrain

Come tell me what

You know my darling

 

Of all those things

We do call

Love and pain

My world is full of them

 

How very cat like

Of you Kitten

Come teach me of poverty

And hard times romantic

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

I enjoyed the gentle tone of the poetry Neville. Allowing the words flow into meaningful and worthwhile thoughts. It seems. We keep learning new lessons. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry and your thoughts.
Coyote

[Neville]

I am a great believer in lifelong learning .. indeed, I remain your humble student Johnnie C .. Neville

[Ken e Bujold]

I'm very thankful to Chris for having dug this one out of your vaults. It is a poem that requires multiple readings to truly fathom the depths. Having done so now, I still think I may need to read a few more times to really fix it emotionally. Intellectually it seems so clear: man meets woman, but man is a bit beaten down by all the women he's met and the soul carnage these meetings have inflicted. And then we arrive at the closing verse: as close to a masterpiece as I have found in your work Nev. It can be read in a multitude of ways: cynic, romantic, broken down weary, or my favorite I think, hungry. Hungry for whatever it is he thinks she might be, whatever it is she might teach him, however she might break him.

all in all, my kind of poem. a man who simply can't help and won't deny his impulses for what life might be.

ken

[Neville]

I am honoured Ken & truly sir .. indeed, I am grateful to our Chris too, she has stuck by me through thick n thin & for that, I will always be grateful to her .. Neville

[Chris Shaw]

I have been reading some of your older poems from way back. I was trying to find Bride of the Hedgerows but was unsuccessful. Came across this one instead and was happy I did so. Lovely work Neville.

Chris

[Neville]

I am honoured Chris .. thank you my friend .. Neville

[CLR9]

Bro, if you talk like this to girls, they will never f**k you.

I'm so gay, so I'm not concerned about pussycat, but damn p***y cat is thirsty

this language puts the soda machine out of order honey.

[Archishman Rick]

The keen sense of melancholy in this piece, while obvious, also sounds riddling. Before getting to that, there are things in life which learning to refrain from builds motivation and lays the foundation for productivity. But sadly there are some that become emotionally too dear to do the same with, and continue doing so because of obligation, which is when the complications arise and the already unforgiving river of time starts to choke you in it. All this drama is but masked and hidden by your silent, tenacious smile.. You speak poetically cryptic but true words my friend Neville. I only wish that you explain the meta of your last verse in the poem.
Cheers and wish you all things great.

[Neville]

thank you kindly Archishman Rick .. your interest in my little scribble is both welcome and of course appreciated ... forgive me if I do not de-mystify that last verse for you .. but I fear the integrity of the whole might be lost if I were to comply with your request .... All Good Things, Neville

[Archishman Rick]

Ah I see, if that is the case then I shall respect your stand. I understand some fruits are not to be eaten.

[Fay Slimm]

Silence can give a surprising amount of informative language if love is in the air - quite a powerful interpretation in theses few well-chosen words mon ami of knowing when to refrain. Romance can pain deeper each time it happens and that I do know..............x

[Neville]

Many thanks Fay, another much appreciated visit and true............... N :) xread more
Many thanks Fay, another much appreciated visit and true............... N :) x

[Crowley]

It’s a curse, being able to fall in love in the time it takes to catch a sideways glance. And if you are soft and mushy and emotionally present, swatting someone away is much harder that giving in...lol. Love that last stanza. I think some live for hard times romantic...they do have there place.

[Neville]

there aint nowt quite like being swatted away, is there ... cheers C.................... :)

[Lyn Anderson]

As easy as it is hard -- there is so much in between the lines the cat can paw at between the cracks.

[Neville]

oh believe me.. I feel that I have been well and truly mauled.... paw me eh' ........ thank you Lyn..... Neville

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

You could never fall in love with me Nev and you would not want to know the things I know. So I'll just sit here silently reading all the thoughts within your words :) lol

[Neville]

sounds like a plan

[Robert Trakofler]

The times my refraining should of been refrained... but then again should it of been... I will never know to my disdain! Boom words you pose in these few lines a novel, It is your talent to do so. Its just that some times the refrain is as delicious as refraining Nev's and Bunny's are fools tools

[Neville]

The Bunny's spot on.. aint we just... too bad eh & thanks a million.... N

[Robert Trakofler]

still love this one Nev!

[Neville]

........................... Cheers Rob :)