Noises Off

By D G Moody

Thu, 05 Feb 2026
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We turned off Alexa and
we heard a different voice.
We turned off the television,
but we didn’t miss the noise.
We unplugged all our media,
then something was immediate,
something waiting, always there,
waiting silently in the peace;
what it was, what we heard,
was all of nature’s restful ease.

    D G Moody 2026

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Submitted by D G Moody on

Oops!

Dougie Moody

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I really liked this poem, it sums up exactly how I feel, and how nature gives so much pleasure. yes

Jenny.

 

Submitted by D G Moody on

Thanks for the feedback Jenny. It is one of my bugbears, the way we can so easily become caught on social 'meja'; that said I do use it but judiciously. 

Best.......Dougie

Dougie Moody

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Media/immediate is great!

 

Submitted by D G Moody on

I hadn't spotted the slant rhyme;  thanks for the feedback Di smiley

Dougie Moody

Submitted by Makis on

Good work Dougie. I think if we switched off all social media the world would slip back in time thirty or so years and leave us all feeling the better for it. Fountain pens, thank you letters and steam trains is about as far as I want to go.