Precious Silence on a Busy Street
April 14, 2011 by admin | Filed under Life Abroad, The Netherlands.
No hustle today
No bustle below
No kids screaming
Nor parents
Silence eases down my street
Neat, discreet
She wiggles under my windowsill
And creeps across my face
Leaving traces of a smile
While I languidly lay
Upon the couch and enjoy this gift
This quiet Sunday
~ July 12, 1998 ~
Written at Noon on a cold, wet Sunday while living on one of the busiest streets in the town centre of IJsselstein, the Netherlands. I loved sitting on the couch looking out the window overlooking the main street below. I’d only been living in the country for about 4 months. Oh the joys of a new culture and adventure and love!
Julia Ann Ferguson
Tags: acculturation, contentment, IJsselstein, life abroad, silence, solitude
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