speechless

I asked my bedroom wall today,

"Why so blue?"

It shrugged, but didn't speak

because it's a wall, and also colored peach

I'm not sure what I expected.

The window would have offered to help

but I could see right through it.

Quiet.

there's a solemnity in the snow outside

as the walls, windows and streets shudder

crystalline

they have nothing left to say

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

The effect of this offering was interesting. The first three stanzas have a whimsical air about them. Then comes the the one word, "Quiet." After that comes the last stanza, which, while saying nothing remotely negative, has a haunting quality about it which I cannot name. I'll have to think about this one for a while. Good work.