Auditory Poetry -- 7

Soundtrack

Laughter:
Baby chortles
Throaty chuckles
Tiny-belly laughs
Big sister giggles
Happy shrieks.

Singsong coos and musical babbling.
Swiftly sucking-in-air gasping:
Audible, tangible, excitement.
Syllables: Ba, ma, da.
Going-to-dreamland-under-protest cries,
‘I’LL.NEVER.GO.TO.SLEEP’ screams!....
Baby snores and sighs.

Feet peppering the floor
Crocodile wails (tears aren’t enough)
Frustrated demands
Whining ("I was gonna...!" "I wanted...!")
Catch-me squeals and happy shouts.

Barking. Meowing.
Phones ringing, beeping, chiming, buzzing and “playing that funky music”.
Computers whirring.
Washers filling. Dryers spinning.

The sound of today.