[Poem] I Prefer A Quiet Evening

I prefer a quiet evening

To let my brain unwind

No loud mechanical gibberish

To cloud up my mind

Like a vast stretch of desert

There is room for me to dream

Without the clutter of noises

My thoughts flow like a stream

No TV or radio,

 just the clicking of the clock

The occasion groan of the heater

And the furnace clicks and knocks

I prefer a quiet evening

So my mind can rest at ease

And the only lullaby I hear

Is the wind pass through the trees. 

A peaceful retreat to end the day

I can drift away

To wherever my thoughts will take me

Memories come out to play

I prefer a quiet evening

So my weary limbs can mend

Beneath the comfort of a blanket

Every now and then.

Lee L. Lind