Describing the absence of something can be as hard as describing something that is there.
Some useful links
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/20/top-10-books-about-silence-abbie-greaves-the-silent-treatment
- https://muse.jhu.edu/article/745510/pdf
- https://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/24136/1/SILENCE%20AND%20REPRESENTATION%20final%20submission.pdf
Write this
In a scene or a poem, describe total silence, without actually saying silent or quiet etc. You are free to use any setting you wish, and to make the silence as ominous or as welcome as you choose. You can even write an essay about it.