A Poem: "Build a Crescendo"

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Build a Crescendo

I am but one voice in the multitude

In a sea of people with varying moods.

Some you encounter are a bright delight

While others tempt you to put up a fight.

Don’t knock quietude as a negative response,

For maybe one’s prepping a renaissance.

That quiet is what we need to begin

To dig to the deep well of strength within.

There is subtle strength in quietude,

Lifting us up in a manner subdued.

And there is resilience borne in the dark,

Where things might seem lost, broken or stark.

Rising through darkness is no easy task.

It is much simpler to put on a mask,

But forward and upward we do proceed

Until light shows and the fog recedes.

Spin a tornado. Build a crescendo.

Find that flow that releases your glow.

Through the storm, be the sturdy tree,

And carry on, for we are all mighty!

Lisa K.

February 19, 2026

Author’s Note: The inspiration for this poem stemmed from the response I gave a friend on the poem she had written. Instead of viewing quiet and dark as negatives, I wanted to leave a comment that brightened that view and came at things from a different angle. My quote is below.

“I’d like to picture this quietude, not as a result of the negative people in your life that have changed you, but as the quiet we need to reflect, to dig deep, to encourage that deep well of strength that we all have even if we don’t always feel it’s there. There is strength in quietude and resilience in the darkness. It’s when we remember the bright lights we are that darkness lifts and fog recedes. We are all mighty!” --LK on a friend’s Instagram Reel 1/07/2026