ars_poetica

there was a thunderstorm tonight, with a heavy rain. now it is quiet outside. only the far-off sound of the cars on the freeway and the nearby buzz of the crickets. it is dark and the lights of the city brighten the horizon. the air smells of summer rain and the breeze is cool. it is peaceful. it must still be cloudy, because even in the city some stars can be seen in the night sky. but not tonight. one wonders what it would be like in the country. even quieter, with the sky truly dark. true peacefulness. it is odd how the crickets can make so much noise, and i wonder what it would be like to be going to sleep in a place where they weren't. a fly flies through the air and one can hear a mouse in the kitchen, the dog trying to find it. natural selection. only cats can catch mice.