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Silence
In the graph of time,
Silence was always my recline,
Rather my pantomime,
And a seat in cloud nine.
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But in the huff and puff of life,
And even in the nest of lovely times,
Silence invariably was sidelined,
Where noise pickled every mind,
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It was noise building on noise,
Leaving behind the graceful poise,
And setting aside the quietude of life,
Only to lift the irate cries.
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New words came around,
When sound pollution was born,
Coz silence had gone,
And mind was in bloody rage and storm.
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Quite often,
Noise rose like a tyrant,
Spoke like a defiant,
And took the hell out of silence.
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Turned peace into heat,
Serene into greed,
Right into wrong,
Peace into squall.
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Noise was now all over,
But silence just had an enclosure,
Yet enclosure was merrier,
Where noise was like the bull terrier.
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Here and there,
Silence saw noise everywhere,
But noise ensured,
Silence never dared.
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I rule the world this day,
So you go and lock yourself in a cage,
For I am the means to communicate,
And you the lasting disgrace.
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But silence knew,
After nerve-racking noise one requires fleeting silence,
But after peaceful silence,
One only desires a little more of silence,
And that alone is the victory of silence.
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Where silence is like God’s blessings,
Noise like the devil’s bleating,
Silence connects to lasting goodness,
And noise to ultimate wilderness.
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Silence is serene,
Silence is evergreen,
As it starts in the mother’s womb,
And continues till the tomb.
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By Kamlesh Tripathi
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