Listen
by Alice Goldman

Silence is when you can hear things
I listen
Leaves rustle in my ears
Eggs spread and cover everything in yolk
Numerous insects play through the air
Crunching feet break the silence
Endless clouds fill the air

Impolite photos chatter rudely
Silence is in the air

Great unicorns trample the forest
Open doors let the breeze in
Lovely animal sounds fill my ears
Daring pencils dance
Enabling the leads to break
Nothing can be heard.

from Poetic Voyages North Hertfordshire, ed. Steve Twelvetree (Young Writers: Peterborough, 2001), p. 192

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