To read a poem Is to see light where there is darkness Is to hear silence where there is noise Is to dance where there is no music Is to sing where the only instrument is words And the stirring, impassioned pauses

A.A. Patawaran
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To read a poem is to see light where there is darkness. When reading, the paper or the pages of the book become windows into another world where magic can be found. Where words can open up feelings and emotions that are hidden in the depths of our hearts. Where the written word can act as inspiration for all who read it.

Where words can create the music of the world that only exists in our imagination. Where silence is broken by the sound of our own thoughts. Where there is no music but words.

Where all that we do is to sing.

Source: Hainaku And Other Poems

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