Dogs barking,

                                                      Roosters crowing,             

                                                               Hens clucking.

                                             Goats bleating,

                                                      Horses blowing,

                                                               Pigs oinking.

                                             Bees buzzing,

                                                      Birds chirping,

                                                               Cats mewing.

                                             Ducks quacking,

                                                      Brim splashing,

                                                               Frogs croaking.

                                             Old men coughing,

                                                      Old women rocking,

                                                               Babies wailing,

                                             Young men calling,

                                                      Young women singing,

                                                               Children laughing.

                                             All declaring life,

                                                                         L i f e,       

                                                                                  L i f e!

                                                                                                Cerita M. Hewett

                                                                                                February 2014