Shhhhh!~ It's the middle of the night!

"A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease." ~ John Muir

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
~ Abraham Lincoln

"Hope will never be silent." ~ Harvey Milk

Definition of Silent~
1. Marked by absence of noise or sound; still.

2. Not inclined to speak; not talkative.

3. Unable to speak.

4. Refraining from speech:

Did you ever wake up from a sound sleep and listen to the silence of the night and have a great need to say something? Maybe even something important? Or is that just me? Many times I have said something and felt that my words were falling from my lips and disappearing into thin air or bouncing against a brick wall...unimportant.. unheard.. silent as if unspoken.. I saw the word SILENT as a prompt on Weekend Wordsmith and my mind has returned to it over and over.. silently arranging and re-arranging words.. I will hope and maybe some day I will be heard...
Patsy



Silent

can you explain
away my pain?
if I say "please don't"
you do
if I say "please do"
you don't
if I ask "why did you"
you say "I didn't hear"
if I ask "why didn't you
you say "I didn't hear"
they spoke; you heard
I spoke; they heard
I pinched me; I hurt
I screamed; I heard
is it only to your ear
that I am silent?

written by: Patricia Sawyer
9-6-2009