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The One Silent Moment
Paperback
Publisher: American Poets Inc.
Published: Sep 19 2025
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.36
Height: 0.31 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Samuel Ludke's The One Silent Moment is a powerful, lyrical collection of poetry that stares unflinchingly into life's darkest corners. With language both intimate and luminous, Ludke explores grief, trauma, love's endurance, and the quiet strength found in moments of pause. Each poem invites readers to confront the shadows that shape us and to discover the faint but persistent light that survives inside silence.
This is not a gentle book. It is a brave one-unafraid to speak of loss, betrayal, and the hidden scars we carry-yet it also offers an unexpected tenderness, a sense that even in brokenness there is beauty and meaning.
One heartbeat. One breath.
One silent moment
where everything changes.
Parental Advisory - Mature Content
This collection contains challenging themes including grief, mental health struggles, and emotional violence. Recommended for mature readers prepared to engage with difficult but ultimately life-affirming truths.
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