Silence Speaks...

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  1. sushmithaJune 30, 2013 at 12:18 PM

    Wonderful one Saru. Its really soulful and true. Indeed silence is a girl's loudest cry.

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 10:42 AM

      Indeed and wish we get more men to understand that. :)

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  2. Anupama TripathiJune 30, 2013 at 12:24 PM

    A very powerful silence ....i must say ....!!just loved it ...!!read it many times ...!!

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  3. Palak DuaJune 30, 2013 at 2:08 PM

    its hurtful :( love d way u write...express..n jst nail it indeed!!

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  4. ओंकारनाथ मिश्र June 30, 2013 at 2:51 PM

    Beautifully expressed Saru. Sometimes life leaves you with such questions whose answers are really hard to find. When you do things right, It haunts badly.

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 10:44 AM

      Yes, it does. Sometimes life gives us hard time, emotionally. Thanks for reading Nihar :)

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  5. ASJune 30, 2013 at 4:02 PM

    A touching one.. but I loved the two lines in bold at the end...the crux!

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 10:45 AM

      Great and I love the beginning of the poem. Thanks for reading dear :)

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  6. MadhureshJune 30, 2013 at 8:41 PM

    this moment when I am reading it, I was asking the same question to myself- what went wrong? I have no clue... perhaps resorting to silence would give me some clue..

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 10:48 AM

      You should try talking, well a good conversation may be. It helps to clear the clouds.

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  7. AnonymousJune 30, 2013 at 8:55 PM

    Good one, Saru!

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  8. UnknownJune 30, 2013 at 11:39 PM

    Saru, Very touching and poignant! For last thirty minutes I am reading this touching poem again and again. It is really soulful. Loved it.

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 10:50 AM

      Super excited to read your comment Ma'am. Thanks for a beautiful comment.

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  9. AnonymousJuly 1, 2013 at 12:12 AM

    Oh, the heartbreak! Well written.

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  10. Rahul BhatiaJuly 1, 2013 at 12:52 AM

    Sometimes we really have no clue as to what went wrong:)nice writing Saru!

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 10:51 AM

      There are many such incidents in my life. Thanks for reading, Sir.

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  11. AnonymousJuly 1, 2013 at 2:36 AM

    Touched the heart Saru. Very nice. The pain well brought out.

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  12. Manjulika PramodJuly 1, 2013 at 3:35 AM

    Silence is girls loudest cry.... So true... Expressed beautifully...

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  13. Tarang SinhaJuly 1, 2013 at 3:48 AM

    Nice composition!:)

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  14. Ritesh AgarwalJuly 1, 2013 at 4:07 AM

    The final lines were great.....overall a good poem...but this is not your best work :/

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 10:55 AM

      It's hard to compete against myself :P

      It's just a free verse written in less than 10 minutes.

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  15. SimranJuly 1, 2013 at 10:11 AM

    Beautiful!
    those intense feelings that comes within and we remain clueless after ..what went wrong! I relate to this ...
    you said that all.

    Best wishes :-)

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 10:56 AM

      Oh! Not a happy feeling to know that you can relate to it. Stay happy, Stay blessed!

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  16. AnonymousJuly 1, 2013 at 2:00 PM

    heart touching,.excellent,awesome.

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  17. Pooja AbhayJuly 1, 2013 at 7:03 PM

    Soulful. What went wrong..I have no clue. I have had many instances where I have asked myself this and I still remain clueless.

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 10:58 AM

      We all have much such incidents. I wish we have some magic to figure it out.

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  18. प्रवीण पाण्डेयJuly 1, 2013 at 10:49 PM

    Deep meaning, soulful.

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  19. Shivani SinghJuly 2, 2013 at 1:19 AM

    what words...yeah tugs the heart like a sad song. And so true as u have said...silence is the loudest cry but wonder why it fails to impact...

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 11:00 AM

      Yeah, it always fail to make an impact. I guess, things are taken for granted.

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  20. CifarJuly 2, 2013 at 3:24 AM

    wonderful resonating poem

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  21. odyzzJuly 2, 2013 at 4:53 AM

    "Silence is the loudest cry " but only few of them understands well,find yourself lucky if you have one around you ...rest of them neither understands your silence nor your words...
    Wonderfully penned....

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 11:01 AM

      Yeah, most understand none of the expression. Thanks for reading!

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  22. Gayatri SoniJuly 2, 2013 at 7:45 AM

    When a girl avoids you, it means she is deeply hurt. Great! :)

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  23. Ankur AnandJuly 2, 2013 at 3:53 PM

    soulful .. can feel the silence .. !

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  24. RachnaJuly 3, 2013 at 3:05 AM

    Loved it!

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  25. Saurabh ChawlaJuly 3, 2013 at 5:54 AM

    a heart touching poem! Beautifully written and expressed too!

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  26. ArtiJuly 3, 2013 at 7:33 AM

    Deep and intense, I loved the oxymoron - silence and loudest cry - gives the poem such a beautiful punch.

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  27. The MukhtiarsJuly 3, 2013 at 8:23 AM

    beautiful one

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  28. AnonymousJuly 3, 2013 at 8:36 AM

    well love prefers keeping in dilemma .. when it is and when no more ..
    Saru you are amazing !! :)

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 11:06 AM

      Yeah, love is a tricky thing. Thanks for the second line :)

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  29. magiceyeJuly 3, 2013 at 8:38 AM

    This is beautiful!!

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  30. Lazy PineappleJuly 3, 2013 at 9:04 AM

    Lovely poem..brings out the angst.

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  31. AnonymousJuly 3, 2013 at 10:15 AM

    Lovely one... Silence is really golden :)

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  32. BushraJuly 3, 2013 at 10:55 AM

    Beautifully woven words..... How to praise this piece, i have no clue! :P

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  33. UnknownJuly 3, 2013 at 11:09 AM

    Nice Poem I am guessing spontaneous and heartfelt I presume... good loved it, but saru, but a silent woman is also more like miracle for men..... Kidding :) :P :P

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 11:17 AM

      LOL, yeah it's kinda true. But when we are silent, you are in big trouble Mr :)

      Thanks for reading and welcome here!

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  34. Easwar ArumugamJuly 3, 2013 at 12:20 PM

    It's really beautiful composition packed with emotion. Silence is always louder than sound.

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  35. RajeshJuly 3, 2013 at 12:20 PM

    Very nice poem. We never realize our mistakes to correct them.

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  36. AnonymousJuly 3, 2013 at 12:58 PM

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  37. FreespiritJuly 3, 2013 at 1:34 PM

    I really loved the way u started .....
    Purple days of life,
    Faded to azure blue.
    What went wrong?
    I have no clue.

    Beautiful :)

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  38. Rajni SinhaJuly 3, 2013 at 2:06 PM

    wonderfull

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  39. joshi danielJuly 3, 2013 at 2:54 PM

    beautiful :)

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  40. SuKupedia ™ :) :)July 3, 2013 at 3:29 PM

    touched .. what went wrong no clue.. . it is so true that sometimes relationships drift so much apart that there is no clue how it all started in the first place...

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  41. TeamgsquareJuly 4, 2013 at 12:59 AM

    Great words .

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  42. JiggyasaJuly 4, 2013 at 2:33 AM

    Your post reminded me of something I read somewhere:

    The Fish says "I cant see my tears because I am in the Water"
    Water says: "I cant feel your tears because you are in my heart"

    We may hide our pains, but never can we lie to people who care for us the most. Words are not needed for them to know how we are.

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 11:53 AM

      Well said Jiggyasa. When things are not meant to be, silence and words are mere excuses. Thanks for a beautiful comment.

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  43. indu chhibberJuly 4, 2013 at 3:17 AM

    very touching & sentimental .

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  44. Red HandedJuly 4, 2013 at 3:20 AM

    To try and not getting it ur way..
    Loved this one!

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  45. UppalJuly 4, 2013 at 3:47 AM

    Emotions and hurt deeply poignant!

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  46. AnonymousJuly 4, 2013 at 3:59 AM

    Silence is a girl's loudest cry...loved it!!
    Beautifully expressed!

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  47. आर्यावर्त डेस्कJuly 4, 2013 at 4:22 AM

    प्रभावी !!!
    शुभकामना
    आर्यावर्त

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  48. raJuly 4, 2013 at 6:34 AM

    one word WOW

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  49. Suhas NaikJuly 4, 2013 at 7:41 AM

    A small poem but having a lot of depth, very well written.

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  50. Sabyasachi Patra | Tales from Wild IndiaJuly 4, 2013 at 11:42 AM

    Very nicely written. In this increasingly noise world, we have forgotten the virtue of silence. We have forgotten that someone can also convey by being silent.

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 1:44 PM

      Right Sabya, we don't know and we even don't try. Good to see you here after a long time. :)

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  51. UnknownJuly 5, 2013 at 12:09 AM

    So many things pass into the void and leave us without a clue. This one made me think.

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  52. Writefully YoursJuly 5, 2013 at 10:28 AM

    Brilliant work! Brevity, truly, is an art and u master it. The vocab was top notch as well..

    Reminded me of one of my own old works, in Hindi...similar train of thought..

    http://me-and-my-darkside.blogspot.com/2011/07/blog-post.html

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 2:01 PM

      I know only one thing and that is brevity. It's funny when I take part it contests and writing challenges, only thing I check and feel little jealous is the length of others' posts. I can't elaborate :P

      Would love to read it, in fact reading it right now.

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  53. Harsha (@CriticLeo)July 6, 2013 at 12:21 AM

    This is so beautiful! And these:

    From swivet in my words,
    To our passionate rendezvous.

    Memoirs still enchant,
    Dull evenings of all seasons.

    LOVED these lines! :)

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 2:04 PM

      We always have same favorite. I also love the beginning of it. Swivet is one of my favorite words.

      Glad you liked it, welcome back :)

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  54. the little princessJuly 6, 2013 at 9:46 AM

    lovely! and to that girl I would say, it would do to know it's not ur fault girl...

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  55. BGTJuly 6, 2013 at 10:32 AM

    A break-off poem. What went wrong - cool yaar!

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  56. Sri ValliJuly 7, 2013 at 2:25 AM

    Very touching poem Saru! A person is so lucky when someone could read their silence too as they read their words.

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  57. UnknownJuly 7, 2013 at 3:26 PM

    Lovely!!! Poem...

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  58. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 10:57 AM

    Ouch! That hurts Punam, isn't it?

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  59. AditiJuly 9, 2013 at 1:50 PM

    Beautifully expressed!! I felt in love with this poetry right from the first lines "Purple days of life,Faded to azure blue" :) :) Loved it!! Wish men would understand this silence of a woman...frankly i think it our greatest strength, yet often it is misread...

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    1. Saru SinghalJuly 9, 2013 at 2:47 PM

      It is indeed our greatest strength. Thanks for reading dear :)

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  60. AnonymousJuly 10, 2013 at 7:49 PM

    As always, soulful, poignant and endearing. Saru, I wish I could write as beautifully as you.

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  61. PrashanthJuly 22, 2013 at 10:50 AM

    Loved it...:) Reading your post after a long time, loved every line of it...:)

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  62. UnknownJuly 24, 2013 at 2:02 PM

    Soulful! :)

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  63. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2013 at 2:42 PM

    Beautiful..Silence indeed speaks louder. Being a girl I know this, silence is powerful as well. It works every time for me :p ;).

    I particularly liked- "And I find happiness in the residue." :D

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    1. Saru SinghalSeptember 29, 2013 at 1:47 PM

      It works for everyone, I guess. Thanks for reading Namrata.

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  64. SnehOctober 8, 2013 at 1:46 AM

    Wow Saru... touching poem !!!

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  65. AnonymousJune 30, 2014 at 4:00 AM

    The last line touched a chord with me. Beautifully written.

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  66. tks316August 4, 2014 at 2:11 PM

    The depth of your work is always prodigious. Amazing, like always. :)

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    1. Saru SinghalAugust 4, 2014 at 3:05 PM

      Coming from you, that's a huge compliment. Thanks! :)

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  67. Pooja MahimkarAugust 4, 2014 at 10:56 PM

    Amazing. Could totally relate! :)

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  68. AnonymousAugust 5, 2014 at 11:18 AM

    lived it :) loved it..

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  69. UnknownAugust 5, 2014 at 3:15 PM

    Very deep and mournful thoughts. My fav lines:

    If it's still fresh and I find happiness in the residue
    Then what went wrong? I have no clue.

    I can connect to this...Ankita took my words already....

    PS: it was a long way scrolling down for an eager reader to jot down her comments :) - The appreciation is endless.

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    1. Saru SinghalAugust 6, 2014 at 8:52 AM

      Seriously, can't understand why few things end. They made us happy, they make us happy, even in the residue. I am speaking generally, not only for love stories.

      Thanks for reading Vidhya and for a lovely comment. :)

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  70. Vinaykumar S SajjanarSeptember 2, 2014 at 11:58 AM

    Very nice poem:-)
    the background art is done by you? or you write a poem on random art ..
    please let me know how can i do it

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    1. Saru SinghalSeptember 2, 2014 at 2:41 PM

      I search for free backgrounds on net. Glad you like the poem.

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  71. UnknownFebruary 10, 2015 at 3:21 AM

    Simply wonderful Saru!

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  72. smiling soulOctober 29, 2015 at 4:43 AM

    Its touchy line or realization "What went wrong? I have no clue "
    really nice saru! :)

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  73. DwitiyDecember 21, 2015 at 12:39 AM

    lovely ..

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