Slow Down and Hush Up

I miss the peace of silent thought-- This worldly pace has grown so fast— And in its wake that speed has brought Us woes unknown throughout the past, And now we find we have to face A sea of troubles, deep and vast. If we could only slow that pace And find a means for its decrease, Perhaps this unrelenting race Might finally be made to cease, And in that silence we might find Some vestige of elusive peace. For there at last may be divined Creativeness of every kind. April 30, 2019