Stand Tall by the Water
Stand tall
by the water
know no fear or loneliness
let this love
cross you over
let this song
bid you well
by the water
know no fear or loneliness
let this love
cross you over
let this song
bid you well
At first silence had seemed a deprivation, a symbol of an unwanted isolation. I had resented the solitude of my life and fought it. But gradually the enveloping quiet became a positive element, almost a presence...It seemed to hum, gently but melodiously, and to orchestrate the ideas that I was contending with, until they started to sing too, to vibrate, and reveal an unexpected resonance. After a time I found that I could almost listen to the silence, which had a dimension all of its own. I discovered that I felt at home and alive in the silence: it had become my teacher.