I LOVE TO SIT IN SILENCE

I love to sit in silence

Beneath the shady trees

And listen to the song of birds

And to the buzz of bees. 

I love to sit in silence 

And watch the clouds roll by,

Then read a book or sing a song 

And hear the wild bird cry. 

I love to sit in silence 

When the day is almost done

And see behind the distant hill

The paint glow of the sun. 

I love to sit in silence

In the evening twighlight

And listen to the whippoorwill 

Singing with all its might.  

I love to sit in silence 

Beneath the starry sky

And pray to all in earnest

To live in silence all the while.  

~Anonymous~