silence

silence is darkness on summer evening, 

the stroke of a paintbrush on a new piece of paper,

fingers tapping out stories on a keyboard on a Monday afternoon,

the slow sips of coffee taken at the cafe down the street, 

wind rustling through leaves and shaking them down each Autumn,

the smell of the cookies your grandmother makes when you visit,

silence is a dog resting with his head in your lap.

silence is a small child sleeping with the light on, 

the feeling when you fly down a snowy mountain on skis,

a classroom filled with students struggling to finish a math test,

the color of the sky on a rainy spring day,

waking up from a much needed nap,

the way the grass sways when the wind is blowing,

silence is the moment after the orchestra stops playing.

silence is knowing how much we are loved.