The Silence of Water

In the shade of the blue trees,
The hush of a lake lies still,
Where dreams take care of their thoughts;
You wait for the hush and the wind,
To dream of your building shadows;
Then the stillness and wide blue water
Swirl together, threatened by the light!
Of nature’s sorrows, a quiet flow
Makes a song across the row;
Oh, the silence of water!
The sound, and wait, and rise!

• Lesbia Harford