Quiet
alone in my backyard
in total silence
seems so surreal
the humming of
homebound traffic
far in the background
while songs of birds
are all I hear
not a soul in sight
the world surely
is on pause
Published in my photo/poetry book ~PEONIES~ 2019
Also published in photo/anthology ~GATEKEEPER~ 2020
AP: Honorable Mention 2023, Honorable Mention 2020
Posted on June 7, 2019
Copyright © Line Gauthier | Year Posted 2019
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