by Melissa Kesead
Fragile pitter-patter, pitter-patter
of the rain
falling gently, ever-softly
on the window pane
Quiet tap, tap, tap
of the branches swaying
the whispering silhouette
of a woman praying
Noisy drip, drop, drip
of a faucet leak
silent scurry of a mouse
a tiny squeak
Dragging bang, dragging bang
of a shutter loose
lonely honk, invisible honk
of a wandering goose
Breathless sigh, moving eye
of the sound asleep
lowkey growl, echoed howl
from the forest deep
Creaking stretch, stretching creak
of a settling floor
rattle stop, rattle stop
of a wind shook door
Fragile pitter-patter, pitter-patter
of the rain
falling gently, ever-softly
on the window pane