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Without Words

Ludy Bührs

A fool posted all of his words
without thought on the Internet
While outside they would’ve hurt
there they were grasped like snacks

Still the fool felt urged to complain
he could not say he had no reign.
By then they’d taken from the geek
all of his words, and so his speak.

Now he drums without adjourn;
words come back, return, return ...
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Submitted by ludy_b on April 26, 2021

Modified by ludy_b on April 26, 2021

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Scheme XXXX AABB CC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 335
Words 63
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 2
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Ludy Bührs

The topics she writes about are very diverse, so are the poetry styles she applies. As a Dutch translator and poet, having lived in Cambodia's capital city Phnom Penh for 2.5 years, in 2008 she published "Op de ruïnes van een rijk" (On the Ruins of an Empire) ISBN 978-90-8834-483-1 with 60 poems based on her experiences there. In 2007 she received a Certificate of Accomplishment as one of The Best Poems and Poets of 2007 issued by poetry.com and the International Library of Poetry for her poem Choked Truth, her own translation of "Verstikte waarheid", one of the poems in the book. Born in 1956, she still works as an independent translator, translating from English into Dutch. more…

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9 Comments
  • talygarza
    talygarza
    Wise poem; words can hurt or shock the peace.
    LikeReply 16 days ago
  • jerrywlawrence2666
    jerrywlawrence2666
    A Very Delightful Piece. Great Work, Fellow Poet.
    LikeReply 16 days ago
  • Tuxedo_Mask
    Tuxedo_Mask
    Nice poetry...illustrates dangers of the internet if a person isn't careful...
    LikeReply7 days ago
  • jamesrpendleton
    jamesrpendleton
    Very thuought provoking. Sometimes it better to keep my mouth shut and let others think you're a fool rather than open up and prove it.
    LikeReply 27 days ago
  • LatinX
    LatinX
    Loved it!
    LikeReply 17 days ago
  • karlcfolkes
    karlcfolkes
    The Proverbial Lesson: Speech becomes a drumming babble for a mind made vacant.
    LikeReply 18 days ago
    • ludy_b
      ludy_b
      Thanks for your clear comment, Karl. Sadly there are many people cheering for a lot of "drumming babble" nowadays, as if the mind behind it were sound.
      LikeReply8 days ago
    • jamesrpendleton
      jamesrpendleton
      I agree and wish people I admire would keep quite and let his actions and policies say for him.
      LikeReply 17 days ago
  • kem330
    kem330
    Very nice. Interesting and sparks ones thought process as to the underlying meaning. Like it. Well done.
    LikeReply 18 days ago
  • Kshetrapal
    Kshetrapal
    Good thought content.
    Kshetrapal
    LikeReply 18 days ago
  • Davismatt926
    Davismatt926
    Great
    LikeReply 19 days ago

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