Julia’s prompt this week is one word: “Silence.” Her instructions say that she does not want us to use the word itself, but just write about it. However, as soon as I saw the prompt I was reminded of a poem I wrote last April that is so perfect for this one word. The word “silence” is used in my poem, so I am going a tiny bit astray, but I like this little poem, so I’m submitting it as my offering for this prompt anyway.
ECOUTER
Silence.
Nothing stirs the air.
Nothing breathes.
No vibration oscillates.
No frequency receives or carries movement.
No sensation touches auditory nerves.
There is no deafness;
There simply is no hearing,
Because there is no sound.
There is only
Silence.
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The Happy Wordcrafter 
I like “there is no deafness just simply no hearing’
It was lovely
Thank you. It was different from my usual stuff, but it was fun doing it.
Yow! What a powerful poem. Just beautiful!
Thank you. Different from the kind of thing I usually do, but it was fun doing it.
Perfect Sandra, so silent I can hear it.
Thank you, Gilly. And what a creative way to explain it!
Lovely and perfect. I love the line “No vibration oscillates.”. It feels fabulous on the tongue.
Thank you. It was great fun playing with these words and phrases to try to describe silence.