Shush Did You Hear That

Shush, did you hear that? it is the wail of terminated babies the cries of soldiers who did not come home the tears running down mothers cheeks Shush, did you hear that? It is the crushing of a child's spirit the bruises of a beaten wife the sigh of falling in love Shush, did you hear that? it is the whimper of a hungry child at night, the giggle of a little girl at tea time an old man talking to his deceased wife Shush, did you hear that? it is the breaking of my heart when you said goodbye the howl of the old dog when they carried his master away the desperation of the multitudes clawing for existence Shush, did you hear that? it is a father's struggle to feed his family the slow beep of the ICU monitor Grandma humming while slowly rocking the baby Shush, did you hear that? it is the chilling wind sweeping across the fresh fallen snow the shooting star on a dark summer night the breaking of the dawn on a bright new day Shush, did you hear that? it is God's spirit telling me of his love the glorious choirs of angels and the bells of Heaven that wait for me Contest: Shush, Did you hear that? Sponsor: Anthony Slausen 9/12/18