Thursday, April 24, 2014

Living in the country
I don't miss the city's sounds of
      traffic
      neighbors arguing
      loud late-night music
      sirens
      children whining
      honking horns
      babies crying-- loudly
      lawn mowers
On the other hand,
I like country sounds of
frogs croaking
whippoorwills calling
dogs baying and barking
the sights and sounds of deer jumping fences
       and crashing through high weeds
the distant calls of coyotes
the smells of skunk, manure and newly mown grass 
and even the "welcome home"
  greetings of moths
  at the back door light.
I think I'll stay a bit
longer.



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