240829 The Sound of Silence

 The Sound of Silence 

Sometimes, our life's cacophony 

Sounds nothing like a symphony 

Instead, like clanging in our ear 

Til sound of silence long to hear 

To some, silence is what you dread 

Because of troubles in your head 

So fill up space with idle sound 

In hopes the silence you can drown 

Perhaps the silence's deafening 

For loneliness's a common thing 

So silence isn't heard by choice 

Desperate to hear another's voice 

Or silence might be what you crave

For house is filled with little knaves 

And noise level in your abode 

Puts all your nerves on overload 

In life, it's balance brings us peace 

Silence and sound  - need both of these

Our Savior modeled how to live

So we should copy what he did

Christ knew he'd have a noisy day

Rose early just to get away 

To have some quiet solitude 

Before facing the multitude 

So likewise, we need balancin'

Of quiet and life's joyous din

We need them both in equal measure

The noise of life - silence's pleasure

For certainly, joy can be found 

In many things that make a sound 

A loved one's voice, a robin's tweet

A child's laugh, new life's heartbeat

Click clack of train, hearing breeze blow

Your favorite song on radio

Yet, ears also need time to rest

Too much sound becomes noisiness

And if desire to hear God's voice 

Then silence is your only choice 

For you won't hear him in life's blare

In tranquil stillness, he is there

So, like Christ, make time everyday 

To find a quiet place to pray

And in the sound of silence,  hear

God softly whisper in your ear