The Difference Between
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
NOT ENOUGH hides in quiet corners, where hunger lingers, a soft whisper.
TOO MUCH clutters the sky, heavy with unspoken demands.
One is a shadow, just out of reach; the other is a storm, drowning the senses.
Balance lies where silence and sound meet.
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This Quadrille (44 word poem) shared with DVerse Poets Pub, but don't read too much into that.
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I love this thought, especially: "TOO MUCH clutters the sky"
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I assume that too much will not offer more than a soft drizzle (or trickle)
ReplyDeleteVery well done! I thought your were going to the haves and have nots. It works very well!
ReplyDelete"TOO MUCH clutters the sky, heavy with unspoken demands. "
ReplyDeleteThere is so much weight in this stanza
Very i teresting quadrille and even much so the smiley image
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this carries some clout
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I feel that too, Chris, that ‘too much clutters the sky. We seriously need balance at the moment.
ReplyDelete“ One is a shadow, just out of reach; the other is a storm, drowning the senses.” This is a cool line. I really like how it’s comparing the two stanzas above. It carries a lot of weight and does it well.
ReplyDeleteI like how your poem distils the emotional tension between scarcity and excess through vivid contrast🙌
ReplyDeletesensory overload is soup de jour
ReplyDeleteAn intriguing poem. Well done.
ReplyDeleteArcadia Maria
Interesting take on the prompt word - balance is indeed the tricky space
ReplyDeleteDraughts and floods come to mind. Not enough water, too much water.
ReplyDeleteWow, pretty abstract but really thought provoking!
ReplyDelete“Balance lies where silence and sound meet.”
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