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THE SILENCES by CHARLES HANSON TOWNE

First Line: I LEFT THE THROBBING CITY'S THUNDERING MART
Last Line: BACK TO THE WAITING RESTFULNESS, BACK TO THE HEART OF YOU!
Subject(s): LOVE;
I LEFT the throbbing city's thundering mart
For the great patience that the hills impart,
For the white quiet of the steadfast hills (O the great hills' deep heart!)

I left the clamor of the world; I flew
Back to the olden peace I one time knew,
Back to the waiting restfulness, back to the heart of you!



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