quiet neighbors

the good neighbors
are quiet neighbors
on both sides
of the walls.
the baby never cries,
there's not
a single fight,
not one dish thrown
against
the walls in anger.
not even the dog barks
in the yard out back.
they're are so polite.
never nosy,
never a word of meanness,
or gossip,
or spite.
I hardly know they're
there
whether it's a summers day,
or a winters night.