Silence is Spoof
Thomas Merton Brightman
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Pigeons
Clapping
Their own truth

Raindrops
Tapping
A tin roof

Maple Tree
Sapping
Quiet as a sleuth

Every music
Has its
Time and tooth

From
These
Sounds
No one is aloof

Every sound
Has
A
Truth

Learned
'Still'
In youth
Silence is spoof