Those feet that used to stomp around
\nthe house and take stairs up two three
\nat a time or down in a disassembling clatter
\nare elsewhere today this day of silences<\/p>\n
of silences that sweep like an admonition
\nthrough the still rooms around the empty beds
\nthe solitary chairs the dark tree in the corner<\/p>\n
o we hear the cats occasionally patter down a carpeted hallway
\nit is not totally still now and then a plant drops a leaf
\nquite a clatter that<\/p>\n
or a car booms by bass notes monotonous
\nbut our adults have sprung forth
\nnot to hear us breathe the day is silent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Those feet that used to stomp around the house and take stairs up two three at a time or down in a disassembling clatter are elsewhere today this day of silences of silences that sweep like an admonition through the … Continue reading