28 August 2008 17:45
RPO -- Marianne Moore : Silence
(via)Marianne Moore (1887-1972)
Silence
1My father used to say,
2"Superior people never make long visits,
3have to be shown Longfellow's grave
4nor the glass flowers at Harvard.
5Self reliant like the cat --
6that takes its prey to privacy,
7the mouse's limp tail hanging like a shoelace from its mouth --
8they sometimes enjoy solitude,
9and can be robbed of speech
10by speech which has delighted them.
11The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence;
12not in silence, but restraint."
13Nor was he insincere in saying, "`Make my house your inn'."
14Inns are not residences.
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