By Noel Ihebuzor
before and beyond Babel
that silent voice bubbles on
bounding and bouncing
in bundles of beautiful
babble that unbundle, bare
and bond me
with no words spoken
not needing nor heeding
any spoken word
***I just read a great poem by Susan L. Daniels and it immediately prompted this spontaneous response.
Find the link to Susan’s poem http://susandanielspoetry.com/2012/11/19/another-love-poem-without-the-word-in-it/#comment-15778
Reflections 
Yes! Goodness, Noel, I love these lines!
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Oh, I did respond with more lines too 😉
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to which I added a few odd clumsy ones too!
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Clumsy? Noel, your words have a grace and ease to them–not to mention they are simply beautiful. Clumsy, my foot 😉
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A new duet is thus born, thanks to the intial prompt by your poem. Kindly “sew” the lines together and upload –
title? what of
“Words beyond and before words”
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This is beautiful
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Boomie–I am going to do what Noel and Audra did to me the other day, and talk with you about how wonderfully talented, brilliant, and gifted my duet partner is. You blushing yet, N?
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Blush? Emi ke? Emi ko! Just gushing with pride at the praise from talented poets like Boomie and yourself, my insides sweet (inu mi dun), skin glowing, blood rushing in every vein!
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Noel–I love the idea, and off to do some stitching 😉
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Gush away–you deserve it!
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Nice flow, wonderful short poem.
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Thanks, Uzoma!
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wonderful alliteration.
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