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Simple Silence

I have walked a thousand poems to get here.
Through dark fields pulsing with the long light,
where the late Yeats whispers
through a dying Roethke,
I have fallen into a land of simple silence.

I have walked a thousand poems to get here.
I need to scream,
but the further I open my mouth,
the less comes out, the louder
the hollow pounding of my heart.

I have walked a thousand poems to get here.
The serif still rests
quietly on the page,
hums like a high-power line
on a windless day.

I have walked a thousand poems to get here.
Words sing serene as sirens,
their eyes living pools
of swirling silence
taking it all in.

I have walked a thousand poems to get here.
Falling in a dream, we fall forever.
(When the waking noise hits, a certain
weightlessness endures.) The unspoken ties
us together in unseen ways.

I have walked a thousand poems to get here.

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from Into Light: The Poems of M. D. Friedman, released January 1, 2024

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Mad Dog Friedman | Mad Dog Blues | Peddlers of Joy Lafayette, Colorado

Mad Dog writes from the moment and sings from his heart. His influences include sources as divergent as William Butler Yeats & the delta blues. His songwriting is sincere, simple & often humorous. He has recorded many solo & collaborative projects featuring his spontaneous compositions on harmonica, Native American flute & Theremin. He is also the founder of Mad Dog Blues & The Astral Project. ... more

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