Sometimes the Soul: A Poem

Sometimes the soul 

seeks silence 

seeks a chrysalic hush 

for speech is coarse 

jarring 

to the senses 

that want

nothing 

but peace 

and a sleep 

that descends 

slowly 

and heals 

so that the holy words 

of silence 

can flow

Silence by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1870 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)