It is the echoing
. drip
of a tap in a deserted room,
The stifled
. crash
of a door flung wide
with no one there,
The billowing of a curtain
. whispering
in the shadows,
The blanketing
. hush
of accumulated dust;
It is
. …Silence.
Soooo good! I am having a completely wonderful literary breakfast reading everyone’s take on the prompts. Yours was extra delicious…slurp!
Thank you! That’s so kind of you. I really appreciate your encouraging comment. I, too, am enjoying my toast and coffee while reading.
Things that go bump in the night! Nicely described, I can imagine it all perfectly!
Thank you!
I love walking through the sounds in this piece… lovely take!
That’s very nicely said. Thank you for commenting.
Love this piece! My favorite is the “blanketing hush of…dust.” Killer imagery. 🙂
Wow, thank you 🙂 That dust that gets thicker and thicker and will never be cleaned away, THAT is the silence of emptiness!
The curtain billowing, the hush of the dust…strong visual imagery to go with the sounds.
Beautiful! I particularly love the way you’ve structured this. 🙂
Thanks, Suzanne. I was trying to replicate the rhythm and cadence that was in my head. Glad you liked it 🙂
Silence can certainly be one of the loudest ‘sounds.’
Oooh… I really like this one, I can really imagine this place clearly.
Thank you!
I really enjoyed reading this – it sounded good in my head.
That’s great to hear!
Love how your formatting leads us around this house of silence.
Thanks – it’s fun playing with words and layout to get the desired effect.
That last line totally nailed it! One of my favourites this week 🙂
Wow, thank you 🙂
“. hush of accumulated dust” is haunting. You capture silence so beautifully.
Thanks Meg! Very kind of you to say so.
Your italic sound words work so well here. You managed to whisper the word ‘crash.’ And focussing on the sounds that make the quiet somehow quieter is brilliant! So so thoughtful!
Thank you! I’m glad my whispering of loud words came across.
I really liked the flow and formatting. (Of course your words are lovely, too.)
Thank you!
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