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Soft Sounds
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Soft Sounds |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere 
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Soft sounds surround me as I slip out from under the covers, bare feet tiptoe across the carpet to the bedroom door. A floorboard creaks at the threshold as I pull the door to, just before it latches. Dog tags tink together as he raises his head to greet me good morning when I walk past him to the kitchen. Running water at the sink then the gurgling of the pot. The refrigerator door opens to get a splash of milk then closes. A packet of sweetner rips open, flicked into the cup. The tap of toenails on the kitchen floor impatient for the scooping of the food falling into the empty bowl. Eager munching is syncopated by dog tags bouncing against the side of the dish. It lasts less than a minute and he is scratching at the door. It unlatches then yawns open on well oiled hinges to let him out. The cat comes in, running to her empty bowl. The refrigerator opens again to get kitty a little taste of milk. Then comes the sound of contented crunching. The gentle thud of paws landing on the floor means she’s had her fill of food and is ready for some serious back scratching. Her purring fills the silent room until it is rudely interrupted by a scratch at the door. The chair creaks. The door unlatches and yawns once again to let the eager dog in. Soon he is chomping his anticipated mini Milkbone. Betwixt and between the coffee and the pets is the slow contemplative tapping of fingers on a keyboard in my lap. LGR(C)7/3/18 |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
Very pleasant sounds. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Early morning thoughts, early morning taping messages . . . I greately enjoyed this. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Poet In Pink Senior Member Posts 1066 MI |
Such soft sweet sounds they are Lori Lou  You had me there with each line ~ Loved it! |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
this is full of lovely noises ans sounds, we feel like we where in the house, great reading Lori |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Hey thanks everybody! I'm happy you enjoyed spending a little time with me at my ungodly early hour of the morning that I have been getting up at. About the time the old man wakes up, I'm ready to go back to bed. ~L |
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