SILENCE ISN'T ONLY
the absence of sound.
There are sounds that create silence
and we stand still inside it
stunned by beauty.
—Stephani Schaeffer, Los Molinos
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YOU OPEN A BOOK
to see what there is
that points silently to itself
and to the same place inside you.
This book for example, the book of earth:
You lift out page after page
and set them on wind, on water.
Like paper boats, like kites,
they find the current
and in its wake, in silence, the word.
—Stephani Schaeffer, Los Molinos
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—Medusa
Medusa encourages poets of all ilk and ages to send their POETRY, PHOTOS and ART, as well as announcements of Northern California poetry events, to kathykieth@hotmail.com (or snail ‘em to P.O. Box 762, Pollock Pines, CA 95726) for posting on this daily Snake blog. Rights remain with the poets. Previously-published poems are okay for Medusa’s Kitchen, as long as you own the rights. (Please cite publication.) Medusa cannot vouch for the moral fiber of other publications, contests, etc. that she lists, however, so submit to them at your own risk. For more info about the Snake Empire, including guidelines for submitting to or obtaining our publications, click on the link to the right of this column: Rattlesnake Press (rattlesnakepress.com).
