Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

Some Noises

Some noises startle, jolt or jar
While others soothe or soften.
We perk up for the new but tune out
Those we hear quite often.

To locals, city sirens make
The tiniest impression
But visitors consider them
A barbarous transgression.

The hum of traffic rolling by
To urbanites equates
With cricket chirps or chickadees
In countryside debates.

The noises that surround us
Are as varied as our homes
Or the subjects and the wording
Of a plethora of poems.

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Eileen Manassian April 20, 2017 at 2:06 AM Oh, my dear...you NEVER cease to amaze with your choice of topics and the adept way you bring the thoughts to LIFE. :) I enjoyed this piece...so much. The last line was completely unexpected for me....which makes it all that more spectacular. :) Hugs

Connie Marcum Wong April 19, 2017 at 5:34 PM Ilene, you are so talented at expressing the norm and how we are all affected. Your third stanza blew me away! 7 ; )

Chris Green April 19, 2017 at 5:27 PM Nicely expressed Ilene. I can relate to this, the street I grew up on had a train yard at the end of the block. I wouldn't even notice the noise from the trains but people who visited found them very annoying.

Jan Allison April 19, 2017 at 4:18 PM Oh you are so correct Ilene when we go off the Island I find the noise so jarring but you do get used to certain sounds in your locality for me it's the sound of the whistle of the steam train... then I know spring has arrived!:-) hugs Jan xx