Compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush.
To put to rest; to quiet.
A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to presence.
The state of quality of being calm; quietness; tranquillity; self-repose.
Existing. Being. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation. Not speaking for a time; dumb; mute; silent. To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or soothe, as the mind or passions. Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still. To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or excitement; as, to still the passions. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. That which is silent; a time of silence.
Sometimes in the open you look up
where birds go by, or just nothing,
and wait. A dim feeling comes
you were like this once, there was air,
and quiet; it was by a lake, or
maybe a river you were alert
as an otter and were suddenly born
like the evening star into wide
still worlds like this one you have found
again, for a moment, in the open.
Something is being told in the woods: aisles of
shadow lead away; a branch waves;
a pencil of sunlight slowly travels its
path. A withheld presence almost
speaks, but then retreats, rustles
a patch of brush. You can feel
the centuries ripple generations
of wandering, discovering, being lost
and found, eating, dying, being born.
A walk through the forest strokes your fur,
the fur you no longer have. And your gaze
down a forest aisle is a strange, long
plunge, dark eyes looking for home.
For delicious minutes you can feel your whiskers
wider than your mind, away out over everything.
William Stafford
Existing. Being. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation. Not speaking for a time; dumb; mute; silent. To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or soothe, as the mind or passions. Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still. To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or excitement; as, to still the passions. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. That which is silent; a time of silence.
Sometimes in the open you look up
where birds go by, or just nothing,
and wait. A dim feeling comes
you were like this once, there was air,
and quiet; it was by a lake, or
maybe a river you were alert
as an otter and were suddenly born
like the evening star into wide
still worlds like this one you have found
again, for a moment, in the open.
Something is being told in the woods: aisles ofshadow lead away; a branch waves;
a pencil of sunlight slowly travels its
path. A withheld presence almost
speaks, but then retreats, rustles
a patch of brush. You can feel
the centuries ripple generations
of wandering, discovering, being lost
and found, eating, dying, being born.
A walk through the forest strokes your fur,
the fur you no longer have. And your gaze
down a forest aisle is a strange, long
plunge, dark eyes looking for home.
For delicious minutes you can feel your whiskers
wider than your mind, away out over everything.
William Stafford
Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a still evening; a still atmosphere. Not effervescing; not sparkling; as, still wines. Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight. To this time; until and during the time now present; now no less than before; yet. Undisturbed by passion or emotion; not agitated or excited; tranquil; quiet in act or speech. To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as, to calm the winds.
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