“Only in silence the word,
Only in dark the light,
Only in dying life:
Bright the hawk's flight
On the empty sky.
Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018)
Commenting on these five lines would only diminish their power. So, just read the poem and wonder for a moment how it could be that someone could write such a powerful thing. As a note, though, they are part of the creation of a whole world called "Earthsea." The power of creation mostly belongs to women, and Ursula Le Guin used it in full. You can learn more about that here.
