Thursday, June 28, 2007
After Work
After Work
a hollow KLOHK-KLOHK-KLOHK of one woman's shoes
the shaprer shclick-shclick of another's
a low Bass HAAOOUUUMMMM of the bus
overlaid with the loud I-need-a-new-muffler roar of the motorcycle
a quick squeak of brakes
more squeaks from the trailer towed by another truck
the bird-like PEE-PEE-PEE of a delivery truck backing into place
sh-FLAP sh-FLAP sh-FLAP of the flip-flops
a tiny squick-squick of rubber soles on pavement
a plasticky FLACK! of the door shutting on the van
two blocks away a quick brmp of a car tooting its horn
HUWSCHH
HWWWOSSCHH
WHWHUMMMM
the cars pass by
SSQUEEEeeehhh, the bus slows for the crosswalk
slk-Cruk, sslck-Cruk more sandles slide by
Oh, good! My ride is here.
I'm not sure I'm finished with this, but it will do for now. It was an experiment in which I listened to what was around me and tried to write in letters the various sounds that came to my ears. It was harder than I thought it would be. Have you tried to listen to a "noise" and figure out how to write that sound?
For more poetry see Poetry Thursday.
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9 comments:
i think you have captured the sounds amazing accurately. i could hear them myself as i was reading through this!
:)
You know, it is amazing what I just zone out....
I had so much fun reading this both quietly in my head and out loud -- such wonderful sounds! Very clever.
Hi, Leonie,
Thanks.
Maria,
I usually do too. This was a challenge to not only hear things but describe them as well.
Clare,
Thanks.
This would make a great song!
Great outcome for an interesting exercise.
Gautami,
Thanks. I (of course) hear the sounds, but I'm not sure about the rhythm.
Thanks, Deb.
I think you did amazingly well! Thanks for stopping by my blog today; your comment got held up in spam hell, but I just released it :-)
Thanks, Janet.
And I hope your spam hell is now a thing of the past!
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