Silence

Nothing nurturing to say…
            Silence.
Tactless truths educe dismay…
            Silence.
Cherished secrets stored away
            In silence.
Soothing sleep at end of day…
            Silence.
 
Poets rest a measured phrase
            In silence.
On bended knee we humbly pray
            In silence.
Soldiers listen and obey
Wordlessly, without delay.
And daylight lifts the gloom of gray
            In silence.
 
And when our race is finally o’er
We scale the stairs to Heaven’s door
            In silence.