Silence
Silence is the absence of energy
No vibration, movement, or synergy
Nature muted, physics frozen
Molecular loss of motion
Stillness, cessation, yet more
Peaceful quiet we adore
Or the calm before the storm
A meditation to perform
Tranquility without a note
No rhythm or tempo to denote
Without melody or harmony
A sad musical larceny
No instrument, no voice to sing
No string to pluck or bell to ring
No line or strain to play
Not a single thing to say
Silence is all and rules the day
No wind to stir the leaves above
No worm to turn the earth it loves
No thunder the lightning to announce
No sound at all to be pronounced
Nothing, nothing at all to hear
Is silence truly so very dear
Give me noise, give me clamor
Speak to me if you must stammer
For silence is terrible fierce
The mind is crushed the heart is pierced
Walls close in and sight grows dim
Silence after all is awful grim
Silence is the permanent hymn
Speak and break the soundless grip
And from this silence let us slip
To bask again in noise’ sweet glow
And hear again a sweet hello
Or a retort stinging sharp
A jester’s joke, an angel’s harp
Something, whatnot, anything at all
Take me from this silent hall
Silence is the forever pall
Silence is the crushing doom
The only sound within the tomb
The toll to pay for our complaints
Ever wishing for more restraints
Silence now eternity taints
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