Brian’sPoems

The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Silence

There is the seed of silence
sown deep within each of us,
put there before we could speak
or even breath the air.

We carry this seed forever
in the furnace of our being,
and it passes with us into death,
our token to the eternal peace.

While we live our lives
the seed swells inside,
and like bread in an oven
it becomes a feast for our senses.

Those who discover their silence
become a peaceful harvest,
sustaining all the rest
with a tranquility
beyond word or sound.

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