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POEM

Silence
By Catherine James

There are sounds in our silence.
A bird’s wings beat percussion.
There is a metallic glitter
In the leaves that shake in the high branches.
Children’s voices from a far garden
Echo and re-echo,
And the air carries
The distant pounding of the great sea.
The traffic of the nearer roads
Blurs to a murmur,
And each path reverberates
With footfalls.
Lord, you are the Master Musician,
And you are at the deep centre of all stillness.
Grant us your silence,
Your peace,
To carry with us
Into the noise
and motion
Of our days.

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