sounds i have heard

7:23

-the hummingbird at my ear
-muted mumblings of my mother in the kitchen
-not so far off waves
-echoes of biking kids as they whip their way around the neighborhood
-the clicks of my aunt's almost-dead lighter as she tries to light a discount cigarette
-foot steps on the porch
-the clang of aluminum beach chairs against each other and against the house
-the hummingbird again
-the crunch of bike tires on the gravel and shell driveways as the little ones return
-rocks being swept in and out as the waves bring them up on the shore and back
-the splash as the osprey dives
-pops fidgeting with the grill
-the setting sun's effect on all its dependents

7:28