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“Silence”
By Langston Hughes
I catch the pattern
Of your silence
Before you speak.
I do not need
To hear a word.
In your silence
Every tone I seek
Is heard.
"Silence" is the fourth song in Robert Owens' cycle "Silver Rain" which is a setting of Langston Hughes poems for Tenor.
Print vitals & song text“Silence”
By Langston Hughes
I catch the pattern
Of your silence
Before you speak.
I do not need
To hear a word.
In your silence
Every tone I seek
Is heard.