Song of Silence

I had the honor and delight of being one of the hoststhis morning for our church's annual women's Christmas brunch! (Faces blurred for privacy)I forgot to take a picture of the food!(It was a potluck event and it was so delicious) After the laughter and chatter subduedAfter food savored and fond farewells badeSilence settles like a snowflake postludeOver scrubbed kettles and memories made After hello has turned into ‘so long’After the treasure of fellowship endsSilence follows, like a bittersweet songMedley of echoes and pleasure of friends After the loveliness of touch and sightSlips from our fingers and fades out of  view    Silence, like a flicker of candlelightWraps love's gold halo around me and you After the fabric of moments unfoldAfter ‘together’ turns into ‘apart’Silence is like a picture book we holdEvery page in the shape of a heart © Janet Martin Silence settles like a snowflake postludeOver scrubbed kettles and memories made...