We Heard But Did Not Listen
Dogs barked loud, long, Tuesday night;
but, like auto alarm blares,
street waited for silent air.
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Early Wednesday morning bright
shimmering sun, shattered glass
shards of windows in the grass.
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Several missing GPS,
dogs, mute as laryngitis,
wore shades of looking righteous.
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Our vehicle sat unstressed,
entry unscarred unmarred,
husband didn’t lock the car.
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Glove compartment contents strewn,
robber didn’t take our stuff,
guess it wasn’t worth enough.
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Wouldn’t want our paper maps
colored bright and crackly new,
yellow routes and water blue.
Elaine Anne Westheimer 