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Noise

Clutter is noise to the eye
A cacophony of chaos
That distracts
Forces lids shut
Like hands over ears
Desperate for focus nowhere
Yet everywhere to be found
Too many choices
Eyes need a place to land

Clean up clutter
Clear view
Clear mind
Find peace
Breathe deep
See clear


I wrote this post for the Five-Minute Friday Link-Up. Click here to read other writers' posts on today's prompt: noise.

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  1. TishFebruary 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM

    I'm on the same idea as you are, the noise and clutter in our minds and spirits and our need for peace. I am your neighbour on FMF

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    1. Janet Benlien ReevesFebruary 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM

      It's nice to meet you, neighbor! Thanks for stopping by.

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  2. AndrewFebruary 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM

    Yes, there is some clutter here,
    tools and wood and steel and glue.
    Great Dane Peanut stole my beer,
    and upon the can he'll chew
    while Chihuahuas madly bark
    for they can't but disapprove
    of a boisterous land shark
    who in Budweiser finds his groove,
    but they love him just the same
    and when he gets his french-fry meal
    make it something of a game
    to drive him off it and then steal
    the food that I with love prepare,
    but they're Chihuahuas - they don't care!

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  3. Annie JeffriesFebruary 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM

    As we prepare to move, the noise of the unnecessary in my life shouts at me. Keep me. Keep. Keep. No. NO. NO!!!

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    1. Janet Benlien ReevesFebruary 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM

      I've heard that noise! Such hard decisions. I'll be praying for you Annie. Lord, please give her peace as she moves and go with her--as You always do. Amen.

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  4. Great-Granny GrandmaFebruary 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM

    I love this--"Clutter is noise to the eye
    A cacophony of chaos."
    Something I never thought of before, but so very true.

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  5. PaulaShort February 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM

    Janet, Great poem! This is so true.
    FMF #11

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  6. dawnFebruary 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM

    Clutter really is a cacophony of distraction in the 'first world'. #14

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