Silent meaning
William S. Cohen
The word not spoken
goes not quite unheard.
It lingers in the eye,
in the semi-arch of brow.
A gesture of the hand
speaks pages more than words,
The echo rests in the heart
as driftwood does in sand,
To be rubbed by time
until it rots or shines.
The word not spoken
touches us as music
does the mind.
寄意無語
威廉 S 科恩
藏在心底的語言，
也會發出清晰的聲響;
它在眼睛裡飄逸，
它在眉宇間盪漾。
一個小小的`手勢，
比萬語千言更加明朗;
那回聲在心中縈繞，
像浮木隨沙粒流淌;
經受時間的消磨，
直至腐朽或者閃光。
藏在心底的語言，
是撥動心絃的樂章。
