Evening Sounds At Home

Crinkling roll and clattering smash Silverware drawer refilled at last Plastic scrape and tapping out Sister measures the right amount Intermittent notes sustained As brother on piano strains Whispers numbers to himself A complex piece upon the shelf Tinkling bell and clicking claws Of tiny doggy's dainty paws Hissing water, washing pan Humming of the ceiling fan Low resounding heated breath Furnace blows from wooden death Bread machine spins round and round On countertop, it might fall down Eyes now closed against lamps which glisten Silence is my sound... I'd rather listen