the soft rattle of cabbage tree leaves ceasing when the wind dies down a far-off airplane flying behind the clouds the soft rustle of long grass dislodging the weight of old rain, then resuming quiet contentment a bird singing silence (some notes and phrases are beyond our range of hearing) Be aware that listening to silence can be a profound experience. Silence takes us beyond the ordinary. In his essay "The Sound of Silence" (2003), Thomas Váczy Hightower recalls his first encounter with silence: "Standing by the inland ice, I heard for the first time the sound of silence. It nearly struck me to the ground, so strong was the pressure." Accounts of unicorn silence in literature include: The Unicorn watched, but made never a sound. -- Joe Nigg, Wonder Beasts: Tales and Lore of the Phoenix, the Griffin, the Unicorn, and the Dragon (1995) Without sound the unicorn is suddenly there in a forest clearing. -- Jennifer Lash, Blood Ties (1999) It was a unicorn. Silence fell. -- Pamela Freeman, The Centre of Magic (1998) The unicorn stands in silence, not once gesturing or mentally communicating with me. -- David Santana, Journey to the Mythological Realm (2003)