*Whispers of Midnight: The Silent Slumber of Seattle*
In the depths of midnight, all deserted and still,
The sky stretched out like a starless hill.
Silence, like a river, flowed without sound,
Calmness and peace gently wrapping the ground.
The wind stood frozen, held its breath,
Darkness clenched tight in a fist of death.
Green leaves whispered, straining to hear,
Stone pillars flickered, casting shadows near.
The buildings, weary from the day’s long beat,
Sank into slumber, their rest complete.
The roads, once bustling with wheels and noise,
Now lay quiet, like sleeping toys.
A lighthouse gleamed, a lone star’s light,
A car groaned softly, surrendering to night.
The fallen leaves, like corpses laid,
On stone graves, in quietness stayed.
Raindrops, like tears from a cloud’s disturbed dream,
Fell softly, with barely a gleam.
The lake, like a child, played with the bridge,
While the Pacific, like a father, smiled from the ridge.
Seattle, by day so full of life,
Now cradled in calm, free from strife.
Under the mute sky, like a weary soul,
It found sweet rest, the night made whole
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