Thursday, November 6, 2014

Blog 2: "What I hear" (Soundwalk)


As I walked around my neighborhood (Flushing) at night, I realized the sounds of the wind against the trees. The soft sound of the leaves moving from left to right, it reminded me of the sound of the sea. I walked in s circle around my neighborhood and I came across the park that in the morning is filled with children. But as I sat on the benches of the park, I only heard the sound of the wind against the trees. There was a particular sound that caught my attention; it was the sound of the swings moved by the wind. There was a particular distinction between the two swing sets. One was for the babies and the other for all ages. I heard the sound for the babies swing and its hinges were louder than the other set of swings. It was a sound of a rusty hinge moving against a nail. I know that sound because I have a door at home that makes the same sound whenever I move it.

I decided to move around the park, as I came closer to a drinking water fountain, I heard a particular sound of water moving against the water pipes. I decided to take a sip of water so I leaned in and pushed a bottom, as I sipped the water, I closed my eyes and I heard the water suction pump working to provide the water. When the water flowed out I heard the similarity of a river flowing. As I kept walking towards a further corner of the park, I saw an elderly couple walking towards my direction. I heard two canes taping against the pavement and I heard the woman say that the night was chilly; I couldn't hear the answer from the man because a bus passed and stopped with a screeching sound.                                                                                                                                   As I walked back to my apartment, I heard a particular sound of crickets that only comes around when the air is humid and nighttime.

  

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