Have you ever heard the wonderful silence just before the dawn?
Or the quiet and calm just as a storm ends?
Or perhaps you know the silence when you haven’t the answer
to a question you’ve been asked,
or the hush of a country road at night,
or the expectant pause of a room full of people
when someone is just about to speak, or,
most beautiful of all,
the moment after the door closes and
you’re alone in the whole house?
Each one is different, you know,
and all very beautiful if you listen carefully.
~ Norton Juster
Notes:
- Norton Juster, 85, is an American academic, architect, and popular writer. He is best known as an author of children’s books, notably for The Phantom Tollbooth and The Dot and the Line.
- Photograph: Charlie Imagenes of Model: Leila Amat Ortega via Your Eyes Blaze Out.
- Poem: stepsonmysunlitfloor.
So true…the silences, as varied as they are, are delicious and warm and enveloping.
warm, enveloping. Yes.
silence speaks volumes.
Lucking enough to have experienced them all. Silence is indeed golden.
Me too. Agree.
Yesterday I welcomed the silence that followed a day and a half of blustery winds.
Nice!
The silence of a mountain top, the silence of a gentle rain, the silence of a starry night, they fill with their beauty.
Yes Debra. To all…
Reblogged this on Find Your Middle Ground and commented:
Love this poem by Norton Juster posted on Live and Learn. Take a moment to pause and tap into this beautiful stillness today 🙂
Thanks for sharing Val.
mmm…delicious.
It is. 🙂
Love it.
Me too Jennifer, thank you
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I could feel each one.
Me too. Be there.
Beautiful, silence is a gift in our lives. Thankyou for reminding us.
Karen
Hi Karen. It is. Thank you.
What an incredibly beautiful picture!
My sentiments too Carolann
After reading this I realized what I have been missing.
And we’ve missed you!