Quiet
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There is the sudden silence
of the crowd above a player
not moving on the field,
and the silence of the orchid.
The stillness of the cup
and the water in it,
the silence of the moon
and the quiet of the day
far from the roar of the sun.
—Billy Collins
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saying nothing—
the guest, the host
the white chrysanthemum
—Ryota Oshima
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True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body—nourishment and refreshment.
—William Penn
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I would like to linger here in silence.
—Sarah McLachlan
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In the space where there is nothing
Poem: Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening
Poem: The Spring Has Many Silences
Why everything is getting louder
The sound of gentrification is silence