I want to listen to you
To what you have to say
Be it softly spoken or shouted out loud
Be it a cheerful laugh or a snide remark
Be it warm agreement or a burning scold
I want to listen to you
To what you have to say
Whoever you are, whatever you do
Young or old, short or tall
Familiar voice or voice never heard before
Unfortunately rich or innocently poor
Occasionally happy or consistently sad
White, black, or rainbow-colored
Man, woman, or child,
Barking dog or chirping bird
Rustling leafs above my head
Or crunching pebbles under my boot
Howling wind before the storm
Or balmy summer breeze
I want to listen to you,
To what you have to say
Boiling of the kettle on the stove,
Cutting of the knife on the cutting board
Splashing droplets in the sink
Rumbling in the sky
Blizzard, tempest, thunderstorm
Pit-pattering of raindrops on the windowpanes
Rustling sheets and creaking bed
Singers in my little music box
Sound of silence, sound of solitude
Breathing sound, heartbeat sound
Noise of city, noise of street
Noise of silence, noise of discord
I want to listen to you, too,
I want to listen to you all
Because to listen is to speak
Not with words,
But with that warm understanding
Some call love.
boy with a hat 
occasionally happy or consistently sad…. beautiful…
I’m glad you like it, Meyan. 🙂
listening is something people lack today.. we often hear then talk.. but people who listen are admirable, because they speak and not ramble..
I agree. Without words, the one who cares enough to listen speaks volumes in silence.
Very moving!
Very short, your comment I mean.
Hi hi, yes, very short indeed. My comment, I mean.
Beautiful
i really want to listen to you now. 🙂
Dear Boy with a hat, (I enjoy calling you that :)) To me, your words are simple and elegant, warm and wise. Such prose, draws me to your writing, and to the world you build behind them. Your talent is unmeasurable.
I almost blush. 🙂
….apologies for the above grammatical errors! I blame it on a poor attempt to balance my toast, coffee and iPad whilst lying in bed!
Quite a feat, balancing all of those!
and now i am listening to you.. wonderful!
wonderful…!! 😉
Very touching and very true. Love the ending!
Beautiful !! Soul touching poem …it’s so hard to listen outside of you …either we listen to the voices in our head or we listen to reply , we never actually listen .
When I was reading it …There was a complete silence and all I heard was your voice reading a poem (even though we have never met )…I hardly heard my voice reading it ..and it was morning before my meditation I read it and I had a Beautiful morning ..Thank you !!!!
It is wonderful to hear that, Roshni, Do you read blogs before meditating? For my part, I feel I need visual silence before and during meditation, which is why I usually keep my eyes closed before attempting it.
Vincent I don’t have any such ritual of reading blog before meditation …but that particular day I was off balance and couldn’t meditate first thing in the morning( my usual time ) …but after I read your blog ..my listening senses got strogest. ….so this is the story 😀
You like most people need visual silence that’s really good
..but I need to silence the voices in my head , which is hardest for me .I have to speak , write or reading helps me .Thank u for sharing and taking time to reply .
Wonderful!! Every line was full of life.
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This hit the spot. Great work!
Beautifully expressed.
beautiful
From now I am going to study your blog and not just read it.
I just found your blog, and I must say I have gone bonkers. I loved everything you’ve written. I think we share a writing style. Beautiful words!
Happy to hear that, the bonkers part I mean. 🙂 Enjoy your stay!
I’m sure I will!