Tuesday, November 24, 2009

day 23 - muted

Muted

Sitting here, louvers open
I can hear our neighbour cough
frogs croak, bats scrabbling in the trees.
Over there shut the door
and the world is shut out
shut the kitchen door
and the kids are muted,
classical music on the radio
while you cook
the chance for conversation.

2 comments:

  1. the kids are muted..i think my sister would appreciate that :)

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  2. yes it made me realise open plan living is sometimes a pain!

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