Speech is silver <br />And silence, they say, is gold. <br />But when bitter words remain <br />Unuttered <br />Till they are forgotten, <br />Duels and wars remain <br />Unfought <br />Till the reason is forgotten, <br />And peace remains <br />Untouched <br />Till the humans evolve, <br />Silence seems <br />To be more precious than even diamond.<br /><br />Jasbir Chatterjee<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/silence-24/
