a small thing (2)

if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? 

so, there was an incredible crash, 

it did not belong to our sunny clear morning 

it was extra ordinary and loud

and yet

we were unmoved

I heard it 

a small thought flashed (what was that?) as I sipped on hot water and pulled my child with one hand onto the sofa to read him a book or two in order to buy myself some potentially guilt-free time after. A tiny blip crowded in amongst three other thoughts of most ordinary things, worry, guilt, tiredness

ordinary things thunking around in my head

there were others too at the breakfast table

I don't know their thoughts but 

there was no pause, 

no looking up

no meeting of any eyes with a question mark

'what is up with our world today?' 

la di da

turns out it was a tree

a humongous tree crashing 

right outside 

so

if a tree falls on a busy road and there are people around to hear it, does it make a sound?