Today’s Throwback Friday poem was written in May 2021, and appears in my 3rd book, ‘Until Eyes Hear Sound’, on page 50.
Phantom-grams
Holograms and Instagrams
How heavy are these grams?
LinkedIn and Facebook
How thin are their books?
Tumblr and Twitter
How can you weigh their feathers?
Priests and Politicians
How can you believe their repetitions?
Protest Songs and Subway Signs
Have you forgotten the messages of yesterdayβs lines?


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I do love their version as well as the original
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I feel like same Beth πΆπΆ
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A very profound poem my friend
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Thank you very much, Sadje
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Youβre most welcome
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Hi Ivor, an excellent poem. Thanks for sharing it.
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Thank you reading my rhetorical poem, Robbie
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Such a powerful, profound poem, Ivor!
I so enjoy David Draiman’s voice and his version of THAT Paul Simon song.
(((HUGS))) β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
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Thank you for your wonderful comments Carolyn ππππΆ
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Wow! So powerful! This speaks volumes, Ivor. Bravo, my friend. β£οΈ
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Thank you for your fantastic comments Eugenia π€πππ
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You are most welcome, Ivor, and well deserved!π€
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Great poem and I always love Disturbed Sound of Silence. I kind of lost my voice from singing with him more than once since the song is on a loop…LOLOL
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Yes, a wonderful version of Paul Simon’s classic song
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Good questions
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But I donβt have the answers, Derrick
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Awesome
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Thank you …
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this is so good Ivor! β€ I love it!
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Thank you kindly, Carol π€ππ
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