I cannot imagine a world without sound
Where clang and clatter and music abound
To see all from side to side, up and down
Yet, hear nothing, nothing at all
To never experience a mockingbirds song
Or a cardinals cheering all day long
The mournful whippoorwill when day is done
The roar of water o'er the falls
Imagine not hearing the cacophony
Of city streets with cars and people as far as you see
The basketball cry of "He hit a THREE!"
Or the announcers 'TOUCHDOWN!!" call
To not hear the blended chorus of a hymn
The music in the pines caused by the wind
A spattering rain on a roof of tin
Or the rustle of leaves in the Fall
I think of children's laughter and the joy it brings
An orchestra of brass and reeds, and drums and strings
Thunders mighty roar after fiery lightnings
But for some its silence... only silence is all
Thank you so much, Lord, for the gift to hear
Every voice, every sound falling upon my ears
Of all thy gifts it has become so clear
That hearing may be the most precious of them all
KL Dennie 2021
