Hush

by Laury A. Egan

Hush like golden candlelight
to midday summer sun
like moonstones to diamonds.

Hush like an a cappella aria
to a discordant symphony
like a sympathetic word to ranting.

Hush like a gray dove’s call
to the roar of a landing jet
like home to ceaseless travel.

Hush like a tremulous zephyr
to a raging typhoon
like a caress to rape.

Hush like undulating dunes
to granite rock
like an acorn to oak forests.

Hush like yellow butterflies
to marauding ravens
like lambs to lions.

Hush like a baby’s breath
to screams of wounded soldiers
like one tear to keening sorrow.

Hush like an ice crystal
to a white-out blizzard
like meditation to coma.

Hush like silence
to cacophony
like stillness to death.