was a voice

was 

a voice 

soft and 

calm

neither

spoke nor 

sang 

promised 

nothing 

save life - 

save love 

was 

a voice 

loud and 

clear 

nurturing 

silence without 

lies or 

song; 

without 

one more 

day or 

night 

alone. 

Poem © 2009 by R. Burnett Baker 

Photo © 2008 by R. Burnett Baker 

Photo taken March 2008 by R. Baker near 

Lake Ontario,  Greece, NY.