Poems · Original writing
A cup goes clink.
A page goes shh.
A chair says creak.
A pencil slips.
The clock goes on.
The door goes click.
A quiet room
Has things to sing.
The sounds in this poem belong to ordinary objects. A poem can ask you to pay attention without telling a long story.
Try a little activity
Sit safely for a moment and listen. Invent a written sound for one thing you hear.
Pause & wonder
Which sound would you add from your own room?