that cow you just heard is
meaowing in a tree
a stampede of elephants
preens its feathers
you have sighted the liarbird
so named for its tail
which looks like a lyre
and because its call is
crickets
thunder
balalaikas
drops of water
Works Cited
- Morton, Colin.
Auditory Camouflage.
Canadian Literature 112 (1987): 31. Print. (Link)
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