Joanna Gilman Hyde

These Are The Neighbourhood Sounds

Which Drive Me Off My Deck:

Lawnmowers

Weed Eaters

Auto Body Grinders

Skill Saws

Chain Saws

Various Hammerings

Is That Enough?

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These Are The Sounds That Keep Me:

The Waves

The Surf

The Fog Horns

The Peepers

The Wind in The Leafy Hedge

The Birds — Jays, Crows, Gulls, Willets,

Mourning Doves, Robins, Grackles, Starlings, Warblers, Chickadees

Isn’t That Enough?

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What do The Gulls think

when They eat a food They’ve never had —

like Spanish Rice and Sausage —

What do The Crows think?