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in stillness...in what appears to be quiet
so many things take place...
there's buzzing, hearts are pounding,
faraway drums beating, like thunder, blaring,
in a soundlessness that reverberates,
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no one can tell when dewdrops fall
not a sound permeates the air
they have long been nourishing,
moistening the grass of the earth, yet,
no one hears, no one sees, how, or when...
the leafholder, without a fiber of speed
in its body....devours a whole leaf,
there is no chewing, or munching heard
even when watched, it gives no sounds.
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my purple dendrobium proudly
shows new flower buds with such calm,
from the base of the cattleya orchid, young
green roots take a grasp on the driftwood.
how, or when these took place,
i really didn't hear, or notice.
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on the street, a humble, lightweight
house spider, with less than eight legs
suddenly moved....like tumbleweeds,
rolling with the blowing of a gusty wind,
a crawling see-through ball, entangling
fallen strands and tiny strips of street dirt,
i almost stepped on it,
i didn't notice....i didn't hear...
the faucet leaks...pail is nearly filled
there's a gap of many seconds, before
each drop falls and touches the surface
of the rising water...too long....most often
too late....when heard, and noticed...
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so many babies...young children disappear, they
pass away...adults die from many unacceptable
causes......some self-inflicted...some make it normal
an entry into statistics....read, heard, with passing winds...
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we live in this noisiest of planets
every nook, every part, occupied
yet, significant parts of this world....of our life
remain unheard...........unnoticed.
"i look....but i don't see...
i listen.....but i don't hear."
Sally
Copyright October 28, 2017
rrab