The galaxies whirl in silent glory

And in silence, shines the moon

The prayer lamps burn in silence

And in silence, flowers bloom

A God is carved into silent stone

And in silence, sparkles dew

And so it is decided then

You and I speak in silence too

I want to meet

The one that pours with a smile

To turn the drunken into dancers

I want to meet

The one that silence speaks to

To turn questions into answers

You don’t have to tell me why

The earth will never touch the sky

Why the waves rise and fall

With the moon’s lonely sigh

You don’t have to say a word

For the ocean to be stirred

For the longing to be seen

For the silence to be heard

Unlike a half open bud

that waits to come into glory

Unlike a half taken breath

that longs to tell a story

A half moon is silent,

Is silent in knowing.

It is always full.

Just shadows showing…

Don’t envy me

Says the sun to the night

I burn to be free

Like the bird in flight

–

Don’t envy me

Says the oak to the leaf

When you are gone

I will stand rooted in grief

–

Don’t envy me

Says wisdom to longing

When the cup of wine breaks

You will become me

Now it remains to be seen

Can I love me like you did?

Now that you are gone

Silent inquisitions, I forbid

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The broken, fights the whole

But what does it defend?

Is grief the price we pay

To love fiercely til the end?

With each passing moment

As the distance grows longer

The laughter starts to fade

And the silence grows stronger

–

Now some day if we meet

And you are the Maker that I seek

I will ask only in silence

And in silence You will speak

I love

Not knowing if you need it or not

But because my heart desires

to abide in love

–

I pray

Not knowing if there is a God or not

But because my mind desires

to abide in hope

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The longing in my heart

Tells the derision in my mind

Listen to the silence

And to myself — let me be kind

For every storm that comes

And every sun that sets

There is a blue sky behind

That never frets

It longs for no rainbow

Or the breaking of dawn

It rests in knowing

The light is never gone