From
William S. Peters Sr.’s book "The
Vine Keeper" 2012
I serve the silence
within the folds of silence
there is a noise
a voice
constantly beckoning
for my reckoning
and the awakening
of my greater self
all riddles have answers
I am told
all solutions
serve the equation
for that is their duty
I am listening
and I await the lighting
of the candle
that I may remove the bushel
that all in the room may see
and again the formulas fails
where, what is that cloak
that veils the essence
of this light within
casting dispersion upon self
to what end does that serve
does it validate sin’s presence
of that of the illusion
the age of confusion
is upon us
twirling and knitting
and gnarling and sitting
working convexments
around and through
the minds of men
that we may create our own delusions
by the dozens
wholesaling our souls
to the highest bidders
bloodied esteems
litter the landscapes
of the promises we dream of
for some, it is all we have left
dreams so we may think on it
so why not think on
about the uselessness
of aspiring thoughts
which are tethered
neither to deed not intent
the jackal captures the imaginings
in the throes of carnality
revealing the futility
of our mountains of civility
laced with the bitters
the poisonous flavors
of protocol
and the call
is unanswered
so this is why
I chose the silence
though it is but another tease
I yet still seek it
here upon my proverbial knees
listening for that voice I serve
for
I serve the silence
(c) 18 January 2012 : William S. Peters, Sr.
Biography
A 2016, 2019 and 2025 nominee for the
Pulitzer Prize for Literature, William S. Peters, Sr., AKA ‘just bill’, has
devoted himself to poetry since 1966. He holds the passionate conviction that
the written word is a necessity, regardless of form.
The author’s spiritual essence
reflects in his socially conscientious actions, all of which serve his efforts
to ease his personal angst while contributing to the betterment of humanity and
the reconciliation of its plight.
The author says: “I have always
likened Life to that of a Garden. So, for me, Life is simply about the Seeds We
Sow and Nourish.
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