Thursday, November 13, 2008

Love Letter No 15 - Tacit Love

Dear N,


When the piece before a member of a symphony says “Tacit”, that instrument is silent. Though the sound of glorious music rises and falls all around, the silence is observed. It is not a longing silence, no, not a bursting silence, or awkward silence. This silence is an enthralled silence that relishes and receives the sights and sounds that encompass it.


We have spoken of the goodness of silence. How we observe silence for a season, like the brass during the clarinet soliloquy. Silence deepens our hearts, deepens our thoughts, deepens our presence to one another and all the possibilities life brings us.


Love can bring silence. Silence affirms and confirms, transforms and strengthens, yields and seeds. For silence has the glorious beauty of quiet wind sweeping over ripened field, the moment just before the drum roll, the knowing in the gaze of lovers. Tacitness gives eyes the space needed to lock with one another, in wonder, in awe of this symphony around us. My heart beats with yours in the silence.


Silence resonates.


L


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11 comments:

Wait. What? said...

Your words read like a melody to me today. beautiful prose.
Cat

Jack said...

Some silence speaks loader than words... beautiful!

Shadow said...

this is simply amazing, i'm quite speechless from your words...

Amy said...

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving those kind and encouraging words. God Bless!

Michael said...

Silence, hey you could release a record with just silence on it that would be different.
Yes its a lot quieter where I work now which is why I have christened it The Monastery

Maude Lynn said...

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

Tug said...

I've always appreciated the sounds of silence. (Simon & Garfunkel anyone? Ah ah?) :]

Anonymous said...

I love it!
The words are so beautiful I Wordled and posted it :)

http://fencepostings.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/wordle

Anonymous said...

I like the silence....like with a kiss. The natural sounds that are made are wonderful. Little sighs and all...

xoxo

Meg said...

Lovely.

Jodi said...

Wow...