That Light - That Sound

'I've noticed that light before,' she said,

'In the pale of the dawn

In a passing storm,

In the eyes of a child having fun;

In the stories I'm told

In the glitter of gold

In the habit of many a nun.'

 

'I've noticed that sound before,' she said,

'In the tinkle of glass

In the whisper of grass

In the ring of an ambulance bell;

In the patter of rain

In a whimper of pain

In the secrets that children tell.'

 

David Lewis Paget