I spoke to myself;
No response I received.
I ignored myself;
And, thus self deceived,
I spoke to my friend,
But my friend turned away.
My friend did not care
Or had nothing to say.
I spoke to the wind;
The wind asked me why.
When I could not answer,
The wind passed me by.
I spoke to heaven,
To that realm in the sky;
The heavens were silent;
I received no reply.
I spoke to the Presence;
In a voice very thin,*
I heard words as pleasant
As ever have been.
©2013, Stan Sanford
*I Kings 19:11-12 ("still small voice,"
Hebrew: "the voice of a thin silence.")
