Presence

Peace

is
not
quietness.
It is a substance,
thriving, throbbing.
It is a cottage garden,
a sculptor’s workshop,
a wedding banquet.
Peace is true life,
wave on wave.
Peace…

Silence

is
not
a void.
It is a space,
flowing, glowing.
It is a pristine stream,
an endless symphony,
it is a whirling galaxy.
Silence is presence,
drop by drop.
Silence!

Christina Egan ©2024

Photograph: The spiral galaxy NGC 4414. The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI/NASA)NASA Headquarters – Greatest Images of NASA (NASA-HQ-GRIN), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.