In that irregular absence of
Verbal expression,
Various body parts
Fill in the gap
So that meaning
Is never, truly, lost.

Eyes smile
In stories told -
Heartbreak and triumph,
Grief and faith,
And most of all, hope.

Hands express love,
Speak in measures
Of gratitude, wonder,
Hunger and asylum.

Vocal chords hum
In the gentle
Shades of sigh,
Laughter, wist
And surprise.

There are those moments
When words are both
Too scarce
To adequately cover
All these questions;
Yet excessive enough,
For the answers to be lost
In the fray.

12/06/2011