Silence is a sounding thing To one who listens hungrily.
I shall sing a lullaby To the song I have made Of your hair and eyes . . . And you will never know That deep in my heart I shelter a song of you.
Oh, stir the lucid waters of thy sleep And coin for me a tale Of happy loves and gems and joyous limbs And hearts where love is sweet!
Brushes and paints are all I have To speak the music in my soul . . .
Some things are very dear to me -- Such things as flowers bathed by rain Or patterns traced upon the sea ... But dearer far than all surmise Are sudden tear-drops in your eyes.
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Published Sources for Quotations Above:
F:
Your Songs."
R:
Secret," quoted in "Words to Make My Dream Children Live," by Deirdre Mullane, 1995.
A:
Lines Written at the Grave of Alexandre Dumas;" found at www.nku.edu/~diesmanj/bennett.html
N:
Quatrains."
K:
Sonnets;" found at www.nku.edu/~diesmanj/bennett.html