The Sounds In Life
I sit in a playground
There are children playing
I close my eyes and I listen
I can hear
The tinkering of toys
The roar of boys
The laughter from girls
As each of them twirls
I love sounds the sounds in life
I sit in a restaurant
There are many people eating
I close my eyes and I listen
I can hear
Friends and families talking
And the waiters walking
I can hear forks, spoons and knifes being used
And babies laugh as they are amused
I can hear chewing and burping
And sipping and slurping
I love sounds the sounds in life
I come to a park
It is a beautiful day
I lay down, close my eyes, and listen
I can hear
The birds in the air fluttering and chirping
And the dogs are aware prancing and barking
The squirrels that run, up and down trees
And the constant buzzing of honey-comb bees
The gushes of wind that whip and whistle
And the waves of water that splutter and ripple
I love the sounds in life
I sit at my desk in my house
My family is together
I close my eyes and I listen
I can hear
The rambling from the TV
And the laughs from my sister who is filled with glee
I hear the taps on the keyboard from my busy father
And the steams from the iron from my working mother
I love my family
I love the sounds in life
Too many times I take for granted
My ability to hear which I have never doubted
But then I realize some are not as fortunate
And don't have the ability as if it was taken by a bandit
I feel sad that they cannot they hear
And I quite often shed a tear
But there is nothing I can do
Except,
Making sure that everyday I am thankful
That I can hear everything I love,
The sounds in life
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Copyright © Benjamin Park | Year Posted 2012
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