silence; ponderings

silence, the absence of all sound

or is it something more profound?

if you can't listen, can you perceive?

is there always noise, with no reprieve?

many questions with no clear answer

is noise like movement to a dancer?

can you feel sound if you can't hear?

the answer to this one seems clear

we must all sense sound in some way

and miss it when it fades away

except when silence ceases to be

an absence, and momentarily

we're immersed instead in our other senses

cast aside presumptions and defenses

allowed to revel in the taste, the feel

of life and love and what is real

absorbing texture, prismatic light

sunshine day and shadow night

if you let true quietude seep in

and let go of internal din

silence, no longer sound that's disappeared

but a fresh path that's now been cleared