Eavesdropping

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Eavesdropping

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sun sits low on the horizon
dusk slowly advances
night’s chill is settling
all the dreams have gone to bed

I sit quietly
close by this fire
soothed by its crackling
eavesdropping on my wife
reading our child
bedtime stories

soul’s settled
heart’s full

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