The sound of crickets
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- . a p o l o g i s e
for the awkward silence... '
. but
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love the sound of crickets, . ;
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their wingtips singing hymns
. . to exis t ence . ,
bearing quiet
, . witness
to
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t h e wisdom
(in)between scenes---
streaming [echoes of] requiems
to de ceased trees,’
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that ‘ … dreaded
sound
of *crickets*
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, the voices of p o e t s who can’t
B the stage
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thin reed throats
. tin whistle notes
bodies locked safe ‘
, secret keepers .
protected ,
;
til ,’
( ) silence `.
is louder than its absence
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the sound of so many crickets , . ‘ '
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you can’t hear anything e l s e.