Silence sits between us eerily easy

      Silence sits between us eerily easy
      For the most part, an enchanting chantless
      Alba, moon to noon, with nothing busy
      But our mutual dumb harmonies.
5     When clouds intended by a crowded look
      Fulminate upon the paleness of our brows--
      Silence holds them there, and they'll not be shook
      Till we give our thoughts a candid hour.
      So silence by reflection arbitrates
10    And holds us to ourselves, while locked in love;
      That you are you, and I am I, no gate
      Between two orchards can summon trees to move.
      So silence touches us, and the connection's valid
      Whether cheeks are flush or the forehead's pallid.

 

From the collection "Supposing Roses"

Written by Gregg Glory [Gregg G. Brown]

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