In The Silence

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I didn't shift my feet at all

I didn't make a sound

as children fussed and fiddled

as wreaths lay on the ground

 

I didn't hear the speeches

I didn't hear the sighs

of men and women gathered

I saw them in their eyes

 

And in their eyes a stillness

the remnants of despair

I felt a chill run through them

as dampness filled the air

 

And standing in the silence

as I thought of those before

as children fussed and fiddled

I wished they'd know no war

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                           - Lynda McConnell

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