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electric silence: reframed

senryu experiment.

By Paul StewartPublished 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 1 min read
electric silence: reframed
Photo by Eric Ward on Unsplash

the gasps and the gaps

the aching space between thoughts

electric silence

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Thanks for reading!

Author's Notes: Sooo...experiment time. Had an idea that although the first time I posted this it was framed romantically - helped along with the image - it had been eating at me that it could be taken a different way, with a different image - less romantic - in fact, the opposite. So here you go.

Here is the original for reference:

heartbreakperformance poetrysad poetrysocial commentarySenryu

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Paul Stewart

Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.

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  • L.I.E11 months ago

    Love the tone of it.

  • Very clever… as always ✅

  • Cathy holmes2 years ago

    Oh! Okay hmmm. Well done.

  • Hannah Moore2 years ago

    Ooh yes, both ways!

  • Oooo, it definitely less romantic this time! 🍩🥐

  • Heather Zieffle 2 years ago

    Well played, sir! Loved this second take, well done... again.

  • Grz Colm2 years ago

    And twice the reads! ;0) Jokes!! I think I prefer the first. Hope things are going well in your world.

  • John Cox2 years ago

    Ahhh, man, Paul. First you give us a delicious bit of lovey, dovey and then bust our chops with a dose of reality. Just teasing! You are deviously clever. Sort of like those images that can be seen two different ways like the old woman/young woman illusion or the loving cups.

  • Babs Iverson2 years ago

    Loved it!!!💕❤️❤️

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