Wake Up!
Leaf blowerleafblowerleaf
blowerttreegrinder tree grinder tree tree
weed eater weeeeeeed eater tree
lawn mower lawn lawn lawn mow mow mowmow
Stumpgrinder chain saw sawsawsaw
stop! Stop stop stop–Stop!
it’s Sunday
this is the day the lord hath made let us rejoice
be glad
wind chimes wind chimes windchimes
silence hummingbird
robin cardinal yellow finch bluejayblue blue woodpecker
house sparrow house sparrowhousesparrow
coffee maker
dog bark bark bark bark bark. Bark
windchimes chimechimechime chime wind windchimes
wind chime
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Not the leafblowers! How dare your sleep be interrupted in such a rude fashion
I know! Really—they have headphones on!
The clever word play using a chorus of lawn implements followed by sweeter chorus of wind chimes and birdsong create a cacophony of sound. Well done.
Thanks! I was hoping the landscape tools would elicit their drones and grrrs!
Oh, the sounds! I cannot stand being ripped from sleep in this way, but your poem captures the essence perfectly!