Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Silently listening to sounds on Grove Street


one cricket started it
a rhythmic rubbing of one body part against another,
a skateboard cruised by, wheels scratching against pavement.
she was talking in a high voice on her phone
then the cricket stopped, why,
there was no reason, and another one started
in a different pitch, they see-sawed against each other
for awhile as a car drove by, followed by a car alarm.
it wasn't so quiet after all sitting so silently watching
her, larger than life, her eyes and gaze so
mysterious.

Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/haquintero/

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