The Sound of Silence: Prompt

Today's poem on this very blog features some silence, as well as cows and birds making some noise. And although the speaker is out watching the Perseids, they are not making any noise (at least as far as she can hear).

Today, I would like you to describe silence in as much detail as you can.

You can be surreal, sarcastic, funny, or anything else. You can compare and contrast different kinds of silence, or argue that there is only one type of silence. Use whatever visual art and/or literary te...