Somewhere
nearby — mockingbird!
Police siren hedge clipper
low whistle meow bird
though unseen well heard
Even black cat and calico
pick their heads up
out of sleep
and seek the source
Even the starlings
shut up and sit still
Feeders are full
but no one’s eating until
we all figure it out
Police siren low coo
car door closing and
meow again then
no more
The starlings start
their bickering again
and the cats
go back to sleep
Dark Matter 
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