Nuit Blanche
The chirping of crickets in the night Is intermittent. Like the twinkling of stars.
Amy Lowell
The chirping of crickets in the night Is intermittent. Like the twinkling of stars.
On a sleepless night—'Nuit Blanche' means exactly that—the speaker’s attention narrows to one small sound: the chirping of crickets. It does not form a steady stream; it comes and goes, stopping and starting in the dark.
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