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Soul Recognition

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Open Link Night | dVerse Poets Pub | 29.01.2026

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OLN #400

Soul Recognition

It was the words that found me,
not the face.

A voice moving ahead of form,
language carrying a signature
older than images.

I felt it—
that small, undeniable shock—
recognising a soul
before the pictures arrived.

As if memory lives
first in sound,
and only later
learns a face.

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20 responses to “Soul Recognition”

  1. Michael Perry Avatar
    Michael Perry

    Very beautiful Maggie❤️

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    1. Maggie Avatar
      Maggie

      Thank you Michael ❤️

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      1. Michael Perry Avatar
        Michael Perry

        It’s my pleasure

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  2. Lisa or Li Avatar
    Lisa or Li

    Maggie, I think soul lives outside of the constraints of time, so…

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    1. Maggie Avatar
      Maggie

      Perhaps that’s why the words arrived first — time hadn’t caught up yet.

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      1. Lisa or Li Avatar
        Lisa or Li

        Yep :)

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  3. Reena Saxena Avatar
    Reena Saxena

    A voice moving ahead of form,
    language carrying a signature
    older than images.

    Poignant lines!

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    1. Maggie Avatar
      Maggie

      Thank you Reena 💜 ❤️

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  4. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) Avatar
    Björn Rudberg (brudberg)

    Voices are sometimes so much more (and maybe scent even more)… love it

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  5. Maggie Avatar
    Maggie

    Thank you Bjőrn 💜 ❤️

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  6. kim881 Avatar
    kim881

    The timbre of a voice and words can hold the key to the soul, Maggie, and you expressed that beautifully in your poem. Yes:

    ‘As if memory lives
    first in sound,
    and only later
    learns a face.’

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    1. Maggie Avatar
      Maggie

      Thank you. I do believe memory listens before it looks — I’m grateful you heard that in the poem.

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        kim881

        My pleasure, Maggie.

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  7. Grace Avatar
    Grace

    Words and sounds first – I can relate to the instant shock and recognition. I felt this!

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    1. Maggie Avatar
      Maggie

      Thank you Grace 😊 happy it resonated.

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  8. Helen Avatar
    Helen

    The voice we live with, the motion rocking us to sleep, the lyricism of lullabies floating peacefully in fluid .. what a gorgeous, gorgeous poem.

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  9. Maggie Avatar
    Maggie

    Thank you so much — that’s beautifully put. I’m really glad the sense of voice and motion came through.

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    1. Helen Avatar
      Helen

      Amniotic fluid is magical ….

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  10. Melissa Lemay Avatar
    Melissa Lemay

    “As if memory lives
    first in sound,
    and only later
    learns a face.”

    Brilliant!❤️

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    1. Maggie Avatar
      Maggie

      Thank you Melissa 💜♥️

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