awkward silence*

like the sound of
an old television
on mute
or being in an automobile
windows up
no stereo
an elevator ride
crowded with
unpersonable people
or a shopping trip
where all the talk
is small

but sit among the trees
dip your feet in a lake
lay in tall grass and
find shapes in the clouds
or count shooting stars
under a crescent moon

and the silence is
*simply beautiful