Comfort Of Silence Poem by Barry Middleton

I wander now in the comfort of silence
I close my eyes and the clock runs backwards
I am a child again
a warm summer breeze rushes across a field
my faithful dog follows my path to the creek
the memories flow like green waters of time

I hear music and I see an auburn haired girl
she turns her head and gives to me her smile
we dance again
the sweet hot smell of gardenias is in the air
the music drifts into a quickened waltz
to match our quickened hearts as we kiss

midnight is a silent dream of lost images
a small boy who has grown into a strong man
a child again
dancing amid moonlight and flashing fireflies
somewhere in a faded misted wooded valley
and he may be my son or he may be myself