A "New" Poem and Linkage Update

I realized today as I was looking though my recent work that I had not posted this poem that followed the two I most recently shared:

Sounds Fall Away

Voices in the hallway,
and a few doors rattle
and shut. Music fades
from across the courtyard,
one TV falls silent.
Footsteps overhead tap
the ceiling, floorboards
creak for a bit.
Sounds fall away
until only the soft whirr
of the fan harmonizes
with the faithful chirp
of the crickets.

September 15, 2006

The music blog Spoilt Victorian Child has abruptly ceased updating, so I removed the link. I will perhaps replace it with another soon.