The World Is Quiet Here

“Whether you are someone attending the theater for enjoyment or someone attending the theater to receive important coded information, you’re sure to have a delightful and/or productive evening.”
— Lemony Snicket

Reference–Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography via Lemony Snicket Wiki (https://snicket.fandom.com/wiki/Lemony_Snicket_Wiki)

I heard someone say,
“The World is quiet here,”
And I’d not have believed until this day.

I wish not this calm now come at the ebb of passion
And end of anguish made large by fear—fixed now
Because they have been relieved—
To be disturbed by foolish grasping
Or empty clasping.

Let those who are far away in their time
Stay far away.

Let those who are near, come near.