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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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Date: 4/20/2017 2:06:00 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
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Date: 4/19/2017 5:34:00 PM
Ilene, you are so talented at expressing the norm and how we are all affected. Your third stanza blew me away! 7 ; )
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Date: 4/19/2017 5:27:00 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.
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Date: 4/19/2017 4:18:00 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
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