Hello! It’s poetry prose day. Today I found a great poem  from the Poetry Foundation called “The Quiet World” by Jeffrey McDaniel. It’s a good one for us Twitter generation peeps!

The Quiet World

By McDaniel, Jeffrey

In an effort to get people to look

into each other’s eyes more,

and also to appease the mutes,

the government has decided

to allot each person exactly one hundred   

and sixty-seven words, per day.

When the phone rings, I put it to my ear   

without saying hello. In the restaurant   

I point at chicken noodle soup.

I am adjusting well to the new way.

Late at night, I call my long distance lover,   

proudly say I only used fifty-nine today.   

I saved the rest for you.

When she doesn’t respond,

I know she’s used up all her words,   

so I slowly whisper I love you

thirty-two and a third times.

After that, we just sit on the line   

and listen to each other breathe.

Here’s today’s  recording of the poem!

Feel free to add comments to the blog, or tweet us at twitter @stefsvoice. Our Facebook page is Positive  Affirmations  and Audio Stories.

Find us on itunes, Amazon and Google Play: search for “Stefania Lintonbon” for a selection of affirmation and meditation mp3s.
🌱🌱🌱