(10.29.09) Powerlines

When the cacophony ceases

And we remove our earplugs

There will still be the hum of the powerlines.

When the night owl calls

Fade over the mountain

There will still be the hum of the powerlines.

When the helicopters

Disappear on the horizon

There will still be the hum of the powerlines.

When the moon wanes

And the stars are obscured

There will still be the hum of the powerlines.