A GREATER SILENCE

Soon, there will be

a greater silence

then there is now.

I do not want

to be here

alone.

When the last tree falls

may I be under it.

May the last tree

take me down.

***

From The Burden of Light, by Deena Metzger, forthcoming 2019

3 thoughts on “A GREATER SILENCE”

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Karen

Thank you for writing this… life affirming elegy. May we be side by side when it falls.

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March 9, 2021 at 11:16 pm Reply
Deena Metzger

Thank you Karen for your heart felt response. May your heart keep the trees standing and vital.

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March 10, 2021 at 12:05 am Reply

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