Night
Noises
by Phyllis Beebe
Katydid, katydidn't, katydidn't,
katydid OF Katydid, katydidn't,
katydidn't, katydid.
Katydid,
katydidn't, katydidn't,
katydid
Joins the locust's buzzsaw
drone.
When birds fall silent in the
evening
And reluctanly to bed I've
gone.
I hear the screech of the screendoor
spring
Then the creak of Mama's
rockingchair,
The quiet rumble of Papa's
voice
And wish that I were
there.
Katydid, katydidn't, katydidn't,
katydid.
Then the distant bark of a
dog.
A
mosquito hums in a threatening way
As my sheet
over head I tug.
Far away sounds the wail of
a train
Approaching the outskirts of
town,
Echoing hollowly through the
night
From the hills that close
surround.
An owl hoots when flying past
Dry
leaves rustling in the breeze
Crickets
clicking in the grass
The family cat hops on
my bed
To knead and purr her song
Lulling
me to sleep and then
To dream the whole night
long
WHAT??
