Noises of the Day

The roosters are filling The air with their insistent crowing. A train in the distance is competing for The sound waves. The roosters get louder Except for an intermittent bird Song, there is nothing to break the Silence. Beeping begins, it is the sound Of heavy equipment backing up. The construction crew is beginning To organize their day. Harsh pounding Now. A quick yell back and forth. They are getting closer. This is the country, so sound Travels fast. The roosters sound a bit less frantic. More muffled. The drone of the air conditioner Captures my right ear, and takes it hostage. A tittering bird has made Herself known, titter. Titter. Chitter. I watch two squirrels chase across the yard. The day has begun.