House Sounds

The quiet engulfs me
Allowing the sounds of the house
To enter my head
Thoughts run about like fireflies
In my mind
Of days when the house was not so empty
When I was engulfed by the noise
Of the others who lived here
No house sounds could be heard
Through the sounds
Of adults talking amongst each other
Children laughing and playing about
Tonight I listen to the wind
As it whispers through the trees
Outside the window
The creaks in the walls
As the house settles itself for the night
Dripping of a faucet
That will not close too tight
The refrigerator humming
To keep the milk cold
House sounds
Slipping through my blanket of quiet
Disturbing the flight of my fireflies
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