Before the Silence
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Before the Silence is a quiet journey through light, air, and time - a collection of poems that capture the moments before reflection begins.
These pieces were born from observation - the way the world shifts at golden hour, how rivers remember, and how the wind carries pieces of us farther than we think.
Written in a time when I was still learning to see rather than to analyze, these poems live in the space between wonder and understanding. They trace the rhythm of nature, the calm of companionship, and the first whispers of self-awareness.
It's a soft beginning
-a reminder that even before silence finds its voice, it already has something to say.
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