David Byrne Poet Free verse

No People About

On a clear evening, I hear the silence in the sky
The din of distant traffic breaks it below
A fox’s claws trotting on the pavement
Demonstrate a moment of tranquillity
No people about 
Just the large moon above
And about it mars revolves

©dbyrne april 2014

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Connie Marcum Wong April 22, 2014 at 3:51 AM Hi, I can feel the peacefulness of the night in this piece David. I wish I could spend more time here. Later on after my granddaughter begins school, though her mommy is thinking of home schooling her. I hope you are doing well? I'm doing fine.