the sounds of the night

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    the sounds of the night

    The sounds of the night
    pressing hard against me.
    Hardly a sound made,
    everyone tucked tightly in their beds,
    dreaming those sweet dreams,
    all except for me.
    I roam the streets,
    lean out my window,
    sit in a chair on the lawn
    just to hear the sounds of the night.
    My mind restless
    made at ease by the night music;
    the sound of the train
    blaring far away,
    a cricket chirping,
    a car passing by;
    its driver returning late,
    the sound of the alley cats fighting,
    but most of all,
    large silence,
    blanketing all.
    All this;
    music to my ears,
    the balm to my soul,
    listening to the sounds of the night
    before my mind sleeps.

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