sitting in the quiet
watching the wind
carrying rain,
leaves, papers flying.
wind chimes ringing,
chairs tumbling
end over end
the world seems
so busy in the quietness.
then with a
bang and a whir
the fire alarm goes.
someone’s in trouble
rise to the alarm.
wind forgotten
as green-light
trucks and cars
race carefully to
the station.
life in small-town
ontario with
volunteers hard at work
helping those
when things are hard.
makes me appreciate
the quiet
of what all say
is a busy street
in front my house.
yet compared to
busy street in
big city ontario,
this street
so quiet is.
perspective
matters
always,
even in
quiet.
It’s five minute Friday and I’m a bit late in posting this, but life happens you know? It’s a rainy day here in small-town Ontario and as I was sitting here in my new-to-me home office watching the rainfall this poem came to me. I don’t know if it’s any great shakes but the good of living in a small quiet town appealed to me today. 🙂
I’m looking forward to seeing what others have written this week. It’s good to take time to encourage each other don’t you think? I don’t feel like I had a chance for a lot of silence this week, so sitting and watching the rain really appealed to me. Not hugely productive, but nice. 🙂
You captured small town living beautifully. Quiet, but not really . . . but quieter than the city! I love my country road for how quiet it is.
I’m at FMF#27 this week
thanks! definitely quieter than city living. 🙂
Lovely poem! I could imagine the small town and your busy small town street. I live in the country now. We no longer hear the cars zooming up and down our road, but we do hear trains and highway traffic across the river in the distance. I am enjoying the change! visiting you from FMF#41
hearing traffic in the distance…that’s how I grew up on the farm. It was sweet! The busy street thing… still better than when I lived in the city! 🙂
This was a lovely depiction of a moment in time and how life moves.
thank you
So true, Annette, “Perspective matters always, even in quiet.”
~Lisa, FMF #20
yes,
You’re so right about perspective, Annette. Sometimes we can live in quiet places, but not be quiet within.
there is that as well!
Love this. It’s quite where I live too and I love it, but when something unusual happens it can sure make quite a stir. FMF #53
oh, for sure it can! 🙂