When I rise early, early in the morning <br />Before the alarm clock has given a warning. <br />I see that it is very dark and peacefully silent. <br />I have a special feeling, the opposite of violent. <br /> <br />There are no sirens wailing in the far distance. <br />No flashing cherry red lights giving assistance. <br />The television screen is a delightful color of black. <br />No disturbing news; this is one thing I love to lack. <br /> <br />I am free to hear comforting words in my head. <br />Thankful for a day with only joyful tears to shed. <br />There is a reverence that I feel from nothing. <br />The richest gift of all, the peace I am possessing.<br /><br />Theresa Ann Moore<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/peaceful-silence/
