The Silence Poem by Ravinder Kumar Soni

There was silence
The silence of Death
No footfall
Not an innocent scraping
Could be heard
All life was dead
So it seemed
The gathered crowd
Come to experience it
Stood still
No grimace on the face
No shaking of heads either
All was quiet
Even the sound of the sea
Was dead
The wind flowed
Ever so gently that
The leaves did not rustle
Out of fear the river
Ran silently
Then was abruptly heard
The sizzle of the burning sun
Lowered into the sea
The spell was broken
And darkness descended
As though to cover this deed
I heard someone laugh
And a child giggle
A door close and another open