The New Republic

Silence, coming from within: things past, tender early associations ended by death; also days with table-decorations and fruit-bowls placed between couples of unwavering commitment, two flames.  Silence, from faraway estates, preparations for festivities or homecomings: beating of carpets, on which, later, many pairs of feet will shuffle dotingly and in love.  READ MORE >>

Silence, coming from within: things past, tender early associations ended by death; also days with table-decorations and fruit-bowls placed between couples of unwavering commitment, two flames.  Silence, from faraway estates, preparations for festivities or homecomings: beating of carpets, on which, later, many pairs of feet will shuffle dotingly and in love.  READ MORE >>