Sunday, December 06, 2009

Hush Now

Hush Now

When the wave breaks
Who puts it back together?
When the night falls
Who runs to its aid?
When the clouds part
Does no one feel sorry for them?

The wave breaks the wind moans
The night falls The clouds part.
Hush now,
Sometimes words are dangerous things
Inventing chaos
Where none was intended.

- Brian Patten

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Reading Brian Patten's poems gives me some of the greatest joy.

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