The Mind
Silence
From Curtains (1921)
The Mind
Silence is the sound of footsteps
Hushed upon a stair,
The fluttering of ruffled garments,
A song's forgotten air —
All the old, forbidden echoes
That quenched their fevers there.
Cite this poem
MLA
Hall, Hazel. “Silence.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hall_h/10/.
Chicago
Hall, Hazel. “Silence.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hall_h/10/.
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