sounds the silent night makes

sirens cut through the silence

of every night never fails

thunder thump of a car stereo

jumbo jets overhead

and the commuter rail arrives downtown

all at the same time

stand still sitting out

here on the porch

in the broken chair

like puff the magic dragon

like eye puff to make the day drag on

and on top of that the dogs set each other off

one will start and around the neighborhood

the howling starts the slightest

silent disturbance sets it all off

for hours inspiration his only reason for being

the one hears all the sounds the silent night makes

into thoughts and words and maybe no one

is impressed with his pass-the-time invention

sitting on the porch eye hear his every thought

stand still and drop to the page

even the scratching of the pen contributes
to the silence disruption

in the city that does not sleep…