Austin Candlelight Vigil to Mourn those Killed in the Streets of Iran

700 people gathered at the Pfluger pedestrian bridge in Austin, Texas on July 23 to mourn those killed or injured in Iran.

Here is a poem writen by Ed Seymour, an Austin local who participated in last night’s vigil:

Silence

Seems golden
Seems to have been noticed
Seems to have spoken
Without speaking

For hundreds
To have gathered
Without speaking
Speaks volumes

How they tied their tongues
Without strings attached
And maintained
Complete lack of words, is amazing

The resulting quiet
Was found
By TV
And broadcast

Perhaps
The reason
Was this is so unique
To find quiet, in the middle of city

With such
Lack
Of Noise
The message was loud

Ed Seymour
06/23/09