Silence of the Fall by Louisa Paulin
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Silence of the Fall
by Louisa Paulin
Silence of the Fall when the wind calmed down
as soft as a dove’s feather,
slipped from the hunter’s black hand.
Golden silence of the Fall
when one hears the last wasp
and what’s most hidden in the depths of the heart.