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An Unveiling

by Michael L. Newell

 

It is in silence

the heart reveals itself.

 

When all is still,

each word each gesture

 

open as seeds do

when the season is ripe:

 

fingertips touching a jaw

in gentle exploration,

 

a smile's eloquence

across a wide room

 

(emptied of distraction)

weaving connection and hope,

 

and the ineffable resonance

of an unguarded hello...