Sounds of Country Living
Sounds
A fire truck whisks by sounding
Like a wailing woman grieving
As squeals from the train tracks
Spit flaming sparks from its wheels
I sat down on the porch swing
Listening for life’s melody
Children laughing in the house
Put a smile across my face
Rebellious stallions down the road
Getting closer by the sound of their hoofs
A banjo strumming for a barn raising
Has left lingering notes in the air
An old cart comes by pulled by a mule
A man yells “Rags and Old Iron” for pick up
The air is so busy I swore I could hear
The greening grass growing beneath my feet
Then the oven buzzer went off
My bread is done I will listen
Again another day for the wind
Chimes to beckon me to the porch
Carole Cookie Arnold
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