<p>Only the winds deign to whisper.<br />The echoes of quiet solemness<br />Reverberating gently<br />In the hallowed halls of the soul;<br />The only flicker of movement.<br /><br />The merry simper of the stars<br />Obliterated by the mist of darkness<br />No longer embracing<br />Those anxious Seekers of Solace<br />Turned away gloomily disheartened.<br /><br />The trees swish in hushed silence<br />Stealthily swapping the secrets of the past<br />The moon bathes in luminous tranquility<br />She revels in the eve.<br /><br />Wrapped snugly in a cloak of serenity<br />Houses by the musty kerb <br />Savour the gentle solitude<br />While their inhabitants <br />Slumber fitfully.<br /><br /> The chronicler of Midnight’s murmurs <br />Quill quivering in the quietness<br />Swathed by the overwhelming stillness <br />Is lost in the inexorable peace<br /><br />The silence of the witching hour<br />Powerful, resonant and true.<br /><br /><em>Malvika Parthasarthy<br />Cluny Convent School </em></p>
<p>Only the winds deign to whisper.<br />The echoes of quiet solemness<br />Reverberating gently<br />In the hallowed halls of the soul;<br />The only flicker of movement.<br /><br />The merry simper of the stars<br />Obliterated by the mist of darkness<br />No longer embracing<br />Those anxious Seekers of Solace<br />Turned away gloomily disheartened.<br /><br />The trees swish in hushed silence<br />Stealthily swapping the secrets of the past<br />The moon bathes in luminous tranquility<br />She revels in the eve.<br /><br />Wrapped snugly in a cloak of serenity<br />Houses by the musty kerb <br />Savour the gentle solitude<br />While their inhabitants <br />Slumber fitfully.<br /><br /> The chronicler of Midnight’s murmurs <br />Quill quivering in the quietness<br />Swathed by the overwhelming stillness <br />Is lost in the inexorable peace<br /><br />The silence of the witching hour<br />Powerful, resonant and true.<br /><br /><em>Malvika Parthasarthy<br />Cluny Convent School </em></p>
