Summer Evening Soliloquy

an evening breeze whispers amongst the leaves
cool and fresh with a hint of jasmine
a dog barking in response to some unseen twilight visitor
echoed by every other dog within barking distance
a silver and red bird from ontario airport
searching out vistas unknown
hand in hand a young couple passes
summer love captured in their tender words
a baby cries startled by a car alarm
soon to be soothed by its mothers song
vin scully the voice of the season
poetic in his description of the game at chavez ravine
coyotes in a pack yelp and howl
at the rising moon full and orange on the horizon
gun shots and laughter a dichotomy of sound
gathered from a tranquilizer called television
sirens bring about a flash of worry and a quick prayer
for those involved in the immediate crisis
a freight train announces its arrival with a long low whistle
the kind johnny cash always sang about
a gray owl on its evening rounds
a hoot of warning to its future prey
finally the creaks and groans of this old house
settling down for its evening rest