Distractions

Bella Shepard

We are so consumed

With the distractions

We call living

That we rarely take time

To pay attention

To nothing at all

Is it silence and solitude

That we cannot bear?

  • Author: Bella Shepard (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 1st, 2023 10:38
  • Comment from author about the poem: Wishing everyone peace and goodwill in this New Year.
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 30
  • User favorite of this poem: L. B. Mek.
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Comments8

  • orchidee

    Good write Bella.

    • Bella Shepard

      Thank you my dear friend,!

    • Fay Slimm.

      Yes lots I believe react badly to silence and solitude in these chaotically busy days -- I pity those whose New Year continues full of material distractions that stifle so easily the lessons of silence. Such a thought provoking write dear Bella and thank you for this needed reminder.

      • Bella Shepard

        Thank you dear Fay, I always appreciate your thoughtful comments. Wishing you peace and much goodwill in this New Year.

      • thinkerbell

        You have a good point dear poet🥰

        • Bella Shepard

          Thank you my friend, greatly appreciated.

        • Neville


          the point you make is made so very bloomin well & poemed to the very pinnacle of poetic perfection ..

          indeed, I am sure that others besides my own self would have liked to have penned it first .. 🙂 x

          • Bella Shepard

            My dear friend, I am truly honored by your kind words, and thank you for the support you always give. Take good care in this new year!

          • sorenbarrett

            A good point and although it may be true for many, for me I prefer the sile3nce. I guess I am just old.

            • Bella Shepard

              I'm with you my friend, at my age I'm perfectly content with the sounds of silence. Thank you!

            • Goldfinch60

              That silence can bring so much wonder into our minds Bella.

              Andy

              • Bella Shepard

                Dear Andy your words are so true. Thank you for this lovely comment.

              • L. B. Mek

                simple, says it best dear Poet
                oft, we're so busy running
                we've become deaf
                to our own intuitive thoughts
                and now we're susceptible
                to every little lie, or fake news
                having lost
                our capacity, to heed the veracity
                in those wise, silence whispers
                our ancestors
                spent so long trying to cultivate..
                I truly believe, all that we need
                we can excavate from within
                even that trait, to welcome
                stillness and solitude
                as a utility in our lives and not necessarily
                a guaranteed, gateway to depression
                and misery..
                we're all so much more capable
                than we Fear, we are
                I think, that's the message
                I read in your succinct write
                such a soothing and empowering message!
                thank you

                • Bella Shepard

                  My dearest poet, you took the words right out of my mouth, but I could never have stated it as eloquently as you have. Thank you for this oh so wonderful response, you truly put it all into perspective. Your comments always mean the world to me. I thank you also for the fav.

                • Doggerel Dave

                  I find Bella, as each day, month, year passes I come to welcome silence more and more....... is that a preparation for something......?

                  • Bella Shepard

                    I don't know dear Dave if it's preparation, but I feel exactly the same way. Thank you so much for your comment, so nice to be able to share that golden silence.



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