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HILL SILENCE by BENJAMIN ROSENBAUM

First Line: THERE IS WARM SILENCE IN A HILL
Last Line: WHY DEAD MEN DREAM ON SILENTLY.

THERE is warm silence in a hill,
Holding its arms toward wind-blown birds.
When I return from hills, I feel
The strange indifference of words.

Hills have the tender hush that brings
Geese stringing through soft porphyry.
When I leave hills, I understand
Why dead men dream on silently.



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