Thirteen ways of viewing silence

I

In the hurricane

The only sounds

Come from restlessness and silence

II

I stood in a living room

Like a lamp

Silent as blown out candle

III

The silence in the darkness

Raised the bottomless thoughts before I fell asleep

IV

A test and pencil

Are one

The silence and a test and pencil

Are one

V

I would rather buy a song with a

A relatable verse

Instead of a catchy chorus.

I like silence

But I love the conversation after more.

VI

Children screamed excitedly

At the sight of the clowns

Two fingers were raised

And silence came over the group

The mood

Changed in the teacher

A sigh of relief

VII

O God, creator of all things,

Why give us tongues?

Our words our hurtful

They diminish the soul

Why not leave us to sit in silence?

VIII

The letters, I know,

Makes words, all are metaphors;

But I know also

That if we still lived in silence

There would be nothing to know

IX

When there is silence,

Nothing  is stirring

Not even a mouse

X

At the moment of silence

The beatings of the heart

Even without a stethoscope

Cry out

XI

He laid in the coffin

Inside the church

Once, full of life

It was taken so swiftly

We all cried tears

For his silence

XII

The volume of conversation increased

The amount of silence decreased

XIII

It was raining.

It was pouring.

She could not hear her father snoring

The  deaf child sat

In silence