Off in the distance

Off in the distance
short rising notes of alarm
sound like guinea pigs

Lying in my bed

Lying in my bed
listening to the rain fall
as the sky lightens

Cloying taste of milk

Cloying taste of milk
as it coats tannins in tea
seems soft like cut pine

Listening to birds

Listening to birds
Their cheerful chirps and chirrups
The roosters crowing