Listen Closely and You May Hear

There is a soft buzz in the evening air Listen closely and you may hear Children a laughing in the distance Carols a playing with persistence Rustling sounds from Mother's kitchen Dogs a barking with tails a twitchen Church bells a ringing down the street People's voices as friends they greet Horses neighing down the way Sleigh bells a ringing so joyful and gay Daddy a chopping to stoke the house fire Squirrels a chattering deep in the forest briar Chestnuts a dropping from the old tree in back Grandpa a cussing as he gives the old stove a whack The creaking and groaning as all climb the kitchen stairway Silence round the table as all give thanks for the day There is much to be said about the sounds this time of year Listen closely and you may hear