Linking with Toni's wonderful Wednesday Muse for Night Sounds
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The day has eyes; the night has ears. ~David Fergusson
In the suburbs one only hears sirens
and creeks in the
halls
no owls no frogs
nor cricket calls
You have to venture
To your own back yard
To hear nature’s voice
In the suburbs you must listen hard.
©Carrie Van Horn 2019
Note: When I was a child I used to stay with my babysitter a lot and she lived on a farm right off the I-35 freeway. Of course, they kept their windows open to have a breeze and throughout the night you could hear the semi-trucks barreling down the highway. We were in the middle of a beautiful farm with all the animals you would imagine a farm would have, and that is the sound that I heard most at night. It was soothing in a way. A periodical hum that put me to sleep many a night and yet would wake me up as well.
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