Ode To Silence [ A tibute to the Deaf ]

Eternal silence that surrounds my world
You challenge my very existence
You drive my will and resolve to learn
You comfort me through the silence of my slumber
You enhance my awareness of surroundings
You build my inner strength to overcome adversity
You position me nearer to my God.
For does not a special angel watch over the silence?
Though I see the graceful beauty of a bird
and yet hear not it's song,
I ponder not the reason why.
For who but I and God doth know
my special gift yet found.
I see and touch and smell the flower
and need not hear a sound.
I see and feel the raindrop and the snowflake
cools my cheek in silence.
The freshness of the air on which they float
caress my nostrils.
My life therefore I understand can be
no less or greater than the way I wish to make it.
For I alone must have the will to go that extra mile;
and even if I receive not love, yet give it
and am frowned upon, yet smile.
My contribution to the World will surely be worthwhile.

By: Virgil Sturgeon Copyright 2007