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Just Listen

June 8, 2011
By bookworm1 GOLD, Ticonderoga, New York
bookworm1 GOLD, Ticonderoga, New York
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Favorite Quote:
Laugh your heart out. Dance in the rain. Cherish the morning. Ignore the pain. Live, Laugh, Love. Forgive and Forget. Life&#039;s too short to be living with regrets.<br /> Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn&#039;t be done. Amelia Earhart


Can you hear that?

the spring’s first birdsong,

police sirens wailing loud and long.

Shhhhhh....

the rhythmic croaking of a toad,

a truck thunders down the road.

Be quiet for a minute,

the rustle of grasses,

the shooting of masses.

Over there!

the whisper of wind through the trees,

A blaring radio shouts profanities.

Open your ears.

a beehive throbs with activity,

the screams of a horror movie.

It’s all around you,

You can hear nature’s joys,

If you turn down all that noise,

and

Just Listen.


The author's comments:
I would really like to make people stop and think about everything they're missing when they bury themselves in electronics.

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