I take coffee
A croissant spread with fresh honey
Today is Health & Safety training day
Darkness came easier than silence
Insulated door pulled to
Flick of the table lamp switch
There you have it
Intense black
Complete & utter absence of light
Yet sit back, in the armchair
Hear the children call
Hear birds in the garden
Hear the wind
Whistle over the rooftops
Hear the heartbeat
Followed by the breath
Drawn a little slimmer
Stillness comes and goes
It is a pleasure
Yet to hold on to
Damn those undercurrents
Feel the need to move, to do
To make a gesture
To talk, to work
To graft
In some way, shape, or form
Hear the clock, tick-tock
Hear the car drive by
Hear the singer
On the radio
Hear the drumbeat
Followed by the love line
Drawn a little thinner
Howl, continuum of vibration
In the roof-space
Down the chimney
Also
Amongst the physical being
Just to talk to you
To think of you
Just that brought a smile
To a noisy day; worked out
In the search for ambient silence
