Silence Fair
What would be presented there?
What would silence look like?
What would silence feel like?
What would silence sound like?
Silence is golden.
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.
Is it?
Unfair silence.
Loud silence.
Sad silence.
Ominous silence.
Unbearable silence.
Why?
Where would you find silence?
How would you keep silence?
Science of silence
Silence of science
Absence of silence
Music starts from silence
There is no silence in my head, but none of the sounds in my head help to add to this writing. I remembered that Christy had included silence in her poem about sounds of night.
Terje,
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect example of living with your eyes wide open for writing ideas! Silence fair ~ a state I sometimes crave! Clever, thought-provoking list. May find some inspiration here, but have definitely been reminded that slice of life stories are all around us, often where we least expect it - you found one in a mistake. ~ Theresa
One simple slip of the pen, turned into something more. Nice...
ReplyDeleteI would love to see and hear a Silence Fair. Wouldn't it be interesting to have an evening's worth Silence Fair featuring a silent art show, a silent book exploration time, a silent basketball game, a silent movie, and a silent walk with the kids, and then have them talk about what that Silence Fair was like - no more silence for this part. How did they like it? What did they notice? What were the differences between this way and without the silence?
ReplyDeleteI love this idea!
DeleteMust have tuned into your wavelength today - my post is on silence as well. Love the creativity and possibilities of your post - may have to play around with some of them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat way to play with this idea! I probably wouldn't have made so many different associations with silence, but they all make sense to me.
ReplyDeleteNow I'm wondering what a Silence Fair would look like, too.
Thanks for sharing this word play.
One has to have an antennae for silence, for what it means, what it signifies. So many variations, as you say, Terje, so many readings. I like the idea of a Silence Fair, especially at 3:10 on weekdays when our school erupts.
ReplyDeleteTerge, just left http://sunsandstone.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-sounds-of-silence.html
ReplyDelete"The Sounds of Silence" at Julie's Sun, Sand, Stone.
I love the Simon and Garfunkel song Sounds of Silence, that is what I thought of as I read your poem. A slip of the pen and a poem is born.
ReplyDeleteI have to share your story with my students who are preparing for the science fair! Make it will remind them to double check their spellings!
ReplyDeleteAh, the science of silence. I love how you stumbled upon this slice and played with it.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite: Music starts with silence.
Thanks for sharing!
Scary silence.
ReplyDeleteWhen is silence scary?
When you are an extroverted verbal processor.
Until you learn it isn't.
Forced to be alone, and silent because you have exhausted yourself with the incessant runnings of the brain.
When all of a sudden,
Soothing silence is exists, and you find that after a few years, you actually need. :)
Amazing post, Terje. I'm glad I took time to visit. When I think of silence, I think that one must then face the noises that appear inside. Silence awakens the inner voice. Your students might contribute much more to your questions.
ReplyDeleteI am imagining what the Silence Fair would look like. So many possibilities. The silence of a bright sunny outdoors day, the silence of a dark night, the silence of being home alone, the silence of waking up after a big snowfall ...
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of playing with the loud silence. What does that sound like and what does it mean? Haven't thought about loud silence before and I may need to. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE a Silence Fair. I hate the incessant sound of air conditioners in my world. I love the rare occasion that my husband goes to bed first and I can turn them all off and enjoy the silence!
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