<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=575310" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Awful Silence</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Let us talk of hornworms<br>And butterflies<br>Of crisp asters and deer still fat<br>From this voluptuous season<br>Let us be silent<br>For at least this moment<br>Of the pile of steel girders<br>Of concrete dust<br>Of body parts<br>And human ash<br>Can we<br>Even here, miles from there<br>Watching the horses graze<br>The cows resting under the trees<br>Sheltered from the noontime sun<br>With the leaves turning golden<br>With the air still soft<br>Can we be silent<br>For even this moment<br>Of the pile of steel girders<br>Of concrete dust<br>Of body parts<br>And human ash<br>Troubling the air<br>Scratching our eyes<br>Tearing our hearts<br>Making anger and hate<br>Companions<br>To love and compassion</div><div style="margin:10px 0">September 18,2001</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Marjorie+DeBol+DeFazio">Marjorie DeBol DeFazio</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=575310" data-title="The Awful Silence de Marjorie DeBol DeFazio" data-description="Let us talk of hornworms And butterflies Of crisp asters and deer still fat From this voluptuous season Let us be silent For at least this moment Of the pile of steel girders Of concrete dust Of body parts And human ash Can we Even here, miles fro..."></div> </div> </div>

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