Silence: poem 1, burke

“make a poem that does not disturb
the silence from which it came.”

-          Wendell Berry

 

Berry, poetry demands silence?

I have no hope. This year starts

Living with two grandchildren

And their mother. Electronic

Beeps and bops drown out

The peace of this hot day

When even the parrots

Take a siesta and the family pet

Lies doggo on the floor.

Perhaps I’ll tape the sprockets

Up so the soundtrack of

This family is mute.

Maybe then I’ll bear fruit.

 

-  Andrew Burke