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Silence, by Paritosh Chandra Dugar

25/9/2020

 
Once Silence invited Eloquence to her dwellings. In a cemetery, as Eloquence was about to speak, she was distracted by giggles from graves. They had all been best orators of their times. Then she visited a library. Before she could say anything, countless whispers stunned her. They had all been best writers of their times, telling their stories. Then, a temple where Eloquence heard the voice of the Unknown amidst exhalations and inhalations of meditating men. Eloquence felt sheepish. Then, she dropped by a house. Silence held it her unnatural abode. The mates in it were seeking a mutual divorce.
Don Tassone link
25/9/2020 10:53:47 am

Wonderful personification, Paritosh.

Paritosh Chandra Dugar
25/9/2020 01:22:52 pm

Thank you, Don.

Swapan k Banerjee
25/9/2020 12:43:49 pm

The story happens as if in a dream, nay, cauchemar. Enveloped in uneasy hush, marked by mutterings mostly dislocated, the dreamer rides on a hobgoblin's back and enters Hades. His words dry out as the overpowering silence born out of man's existential crisis slowly gobbles him up. A blend of Everyman & Inferno. Superb, Paritosh.

Paritosh Chandra Dugar
25/9/2020 01:28:05 pm

Thank you, Swapan. Your comment is more powerful than the story. You are a good critic as well.

Pamela Kennedy
25/9/2020 01:32:38 pm

It's a really lovely story, Paritosh,

Krystyna
25/9/2020 05:36:50 pm

Paritosh, you have presented eloquence in my reading of your story in silence. Thank you for this beautiful mystical experience.

Sue Clayton
26/9/2020 03:40:21 am

Paritosh, I could not compete with Swapan's comment except to say your eloquent tale was greatly enjoyed.

Mary Wallace
26/9/2020 07:11:46 am

Beautiful piece Paritosh.

Paritosh Chandra Dugar
26/9/2020 04:17:07 pm

Thank you so much Pamela, Krystyna, Sue, and Mary for your beautiful comments.


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