Frank Prem

street sounds

shhh

shhha-shhha-shhherr

shhha-shhha-shhherr shhha-shhha-shhherr

shhha-shhha-shhherr

the wave sound

of a car

raising the tide

of the road

as it boats past outside

upon the street

shhha-shhha-shhherr

the sound moves

rocking both ways

up and down

lap and splash

like living in a grain

of the sand

spread on a beach

shhha-shhha-shhherr

shhha-shhha-shhherr shhha-shhha-shhherr

shhha-shhha-shhherr

and

sh-sh-sh

barely implied

a long way down the road

but I

magnify

what I hear

sh-sh-sh

then

suddenly

it goes completely quiet

and the only street sound

that is left

is the tinkle

of a twinkling of stars

fallen into water

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