Creative Writing Matrix - Can you hear it?

Can you hear it?

Write a descriptive paragraph or poem about a setting.

The sounds and scenery can tell where a story is, how the characters are feeling.

Background sounds can be used to show where the character is.  eg. If they are at home in the summertime: the sound of a lawnmower

Every breath hung in the air as it escaped my lungs, the cloud it took shape in only visible due to the faint light illuminating from a nearby lamppost. Oak trees lined each side of the road, their branches reaching far enough to touch the sky, the bark encasing each one a dark shade of brown. Above, the sound of leaves rustling in the canopy of the surrounding trees was a sound far more welcoming than a nerve-wrecking silence. This sound was accompanied by the rhythmic click of my shoes meeting the pavement as I walked, and occasionally the disruptive rumbling engine of an oncoming vehicle, though it lasted no longer than half a minute. The faint sound of music and casual conversation could be heard from inside homes every so often as I made my way down the dark road.