Hoofs of Pegasus

<p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_43" id="Page_43">[Pg 43]</SPAN></span></p> <h2>WAITING</h2> <div class="poetry-container"><div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0"><span class="bigfont">I</span> WILL be silent,</span> <span class="i0">But in the hush</span> <span class="i0">My heart will sing</span> <span class="i0">Like a hermit thrush.</span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">I will be silent</span> <span class="i0">I’ll say no word,</span> <span class="i0">My love shall burn</span> <span class="i0">Like a flame unstirred.</span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">I will be silent,</span> <span class="i0">My joy I’ll hide,</span> <span class="i0">And wait as the sand</span> <span class="i0">For the turn of tide.</span></div> </div></div> <hr class="chap" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />