Crickets

Cricket song, like stars

in the soundscape of the night

illumines the crisp air

with points of aural light

Memories of moments

stretch across the years,

bright spots of joy

like cricket song

fill my eyes and ears

There is a place

for every sound,

for every voice.

So crickets,

alone and in their undulating chorus

invoke my inner song,

let my heart rejoice.

©Wendy Mulhern

September 4, 2013