Listen Too

Listen
To the wind and the rain,
The cars and the train,
And the yappy dog next door.
Listen to crickets,
The birds in the thickets,
A perfect stranger’s snore.

Listen to the vegetables,
The modern stories and ancient fables,
And listen to a tiny baby’s coo.
Then hear those voices in your mind
That say “You ought…” And “You’re falling behind.”
There are better things than these to listen to.