Loud Silence

I am sitting on this plastic chair in my backyard and all I have next to me is a piece of paper and a pen. I have never tried this before, so let's see how it goes. As the minutes and seconds pass by the sky is becoming darker and darker, as the sun is being swallowed and the moon is shining above. I have never experienced a quiet that is so loud. The soft breeze sways the trees leaves and branches back and forth. I feel a sudden peace as I look above and focus on only what I see. I block out any sounds I hear and keep my eyes glued to the sky. The stars begin to appear and as I stare longer more and more stars are shown. Suddenly I am distracted by the sounds of laughing children next door and then to the sound of the airplane flying above. The sounds are so sensitive to my ears. As the wind blows a little stronger, I feel a sudden chill that runs up and down my body. I close my eyes and try to only hear. The sounds of barking dogs and the sound of the wind gets higher and higher. Nature really is a beautiful thing, that we should be taking advantage of. The wind is now carrying leaves across the floor. It is starting to become darker and darker and the sun is no longer shining in the sky. I can barely see my paper anymore, the three lights that were eluminating my paper are not strong enough for me to see. All I can hear are crickets and the wind. I start to smell the food my mom is cooking inside, I can not make out what she is cooking but the smell is strong.  Other than the crickets, it is extremely quiet now. This quiet is loud and obnoxious but there is something addicting and peaceful about it. Sitting outside in the dark made me stress free. I am not worried, nor am I thinking about anything. The only things I am focusing on are my senses and it is the most peaceful I have felt. The loud silence was beautiful. Nature is a beautiful thing that we take for granted.