Summer Sounds I

Summer Sounds I

an alarum of distant clanks
wakens drowsy heads 
bright eyes inspect the room
outside the sun is calling
tapping on the windows
with cedar branches, “get up”

cow bells clank in dull chorus
they trod home for relief
milk splishes into pails 
warm and foamy 
the girls return to pasture
for another day of manufacture

granny door cracking 
echoes through the pines
releases the hordes of children
once again with aged groan
it crack closed
to keep the flies out.

pounding on the earth
young feet earthquake
to the glassed lake, 
breath in the chill air
and catch the sun as 
it rises above the forest

giggles and shrieks 
break the waters poise
the day commences
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Sands Avatar
August 27, 2017 at 7:20 PM
I can hear it. Well done Patricia :)
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August 27, 2017 at 7:31 PM
Heidi sorry for the typo eyes aren' what they were.
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August 27, 2017 at 7:30 PM
I hope it gave much pleasure in remembering. Thank you Hiede your comment. It is my goal to give the reader an experience of being there.
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