A Menagerie of Sound



Humming in the air this morning

A rich blanket of sounds calling

The chirping of a few sparrows

In the middle of it, quite narrow



Infused by louder caw of crows

Who really do quite overshadow

Along with deeper hoot of owls

Who're out to show the crows how



Taking over the entire sound screen

With their deeper, richer way of being

And these are offset by coos of doves

Unseen, but heard quite high above ...



Along with a woodpecker's tapping

Whose tireless incessant snapping

Filters through all of the other sounds

Causing thanks to the Lord I'm around



To hear them all at once and so fine

So grateful am I to have this time ...

For blessings truly are bestowed 

Amidst all of the gratitude owed ....



- Tristram



(c) Christopher W. Thomas

8:37am Friday, April 17th, 1998

  

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