Sonnet- Silence
There
are
some
qualities-
some
incorporate
things,
That
have
a
double
life,
which
thus
is
made
A
type
of
that
twin
entity
which
springs
From
matter
and
light,
evinced
in
solid
and
shade.
There
is
a
two-fold
Silence-
sea
and
shore-
Body
and
soul.
One
dwells
in
lonely
places,
Newly
with
grass
o'ergrown;
some
solemn
graces,
Some
human
memories
and
tearful
lore,
Render
him
terrorless:
his
name's
"No
More."
He
is
the
corporate
Silence:
dread
him
not!
No
power
hath
he
of
evil
in
himself;
But
should
some
urgent
fate
(untimely
lot!)
Bring
thee
to
meet
his
shadow
(nameless
elf,
That
haunteth
the
lone
regions
where
hath
trod
No
foot
of
man,)
commend
thyself
to
God!
