There is hope when we gather around a table <br /> hope when words are heard and listened to <br /> hope when we nod our heads to understand <br /> hope when we can say "No" to disagree <br /> hope when silence is respected <br /> hope when we rejoice in chorus <br /> hope when we pause from talking <br /> giving the silent ones their voice.<br /><br />Elizabeth Padillo Olesen<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hope-when-we-gather/
