Poetry Corner: Cricket Chanting

I love camping. I dislike the noise that crickets make. The following is a work of mine written in the middle of a very long night, while camping just outside of Carlsbad, NV. I recalled this experience over the last few days while I was with family enjoying a cabin in a remote Park City, UT location.  There were A LOT of kids, however this experience was much quieter than camping with the crickets.

Cricket Chanting

crying craziness 

echoing                        echoing                        echoing            echoing                                        

 echoing                        echoing                        echoing            echoing 

through the dark

reverberating

MiMiCkInG sssssoundsssss

cf crystal crashing on glass

over

and Over

AND

OVER

again

crucifying

my ears

By Diana M. Bateman

2005©