A cat cries.
A dog barks.
A rooster crows.
They are contained:
Cat in cage.
Dog on chain.
Rooster in pen.
A mother and son own them.
They have them.
They keep them.
They try to quiet them, but:
The cat cries.
The dog barks.
The rooster crows.
All near dawn,
Near dawn ….
Eugene “Gene” Novogrodsky, mid-June 2011

















