In my backyard

The crickets chirp -

Keek keek

Keek keek keek

Keek keek keek keek

semitrucks hummmmmmmmm in a soft slow

Hummmmmmmmmm

and long distance travelers cruise through the valley along the concrete highway, desperate to reach their destination safely

around the mountains, around

The road it curves around the mountain

the collective groan of metal and en...