The Writers' Circle

Silence Lost
By
Gary Jarvis

Once I laid upon the ground
Hoping that I not be found
Though when I looked around
I was surrounded.

People here, people there
People darn near everywhere
No more peace, no more quiet
What's a solitary man to do?

Endangered species are cared for
But one has eluded there notice
It hides in plain sight, eventually it will take flight
Leaving us with silence no more.

Although I will reach it again
For all things must come to an end
And when that day comes nothing is heard
The silence reborn.