White Noise

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Lying peacefully in the dark

…Soaking up the white noise,

Listening to the earth breathe,

…Softest rustling in the trees,

Gentle twitters of the birds

…As they settle down to sleep,

The sharp crack of a small twig

…Magnified a thousand-fold

In the stillness of the night.

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©Denise G Allen, 20 February 2014 06:22