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Almost Silent, Almost Still

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Almost Silent, Almost Still

Crickets suffice for thunder tonight.
Like a leg rubbing up against another.

At the gate
Emptiness slips you a ticket to the after-party.

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This entry was posted in New Writing, Poetry and tagged 8, unregulated verse on July 17, 2017 by Jeff Schwaner.

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3 thoughts on “Almost Silent, Almost Still”

daninmaya July 18, 2017 at 12:55 am

Love the last line…..

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1. Jeff Schwaner Post authorJuly 19, 2017 at 4:45 pm
  
  Thank you!
  
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Chris Furst August 4, 2017 at 8:17 pm

Ditto that!

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