The Song of a Cricket

The Song of a Cricket
By Josh Watkins


Every summer night I go to bed,
A Cricket's song creeps into my head.
I open the window and turn out the light,
Then the Cricket's song starts, like every other night.
He may be singing or calling to a friend,
Sometimes it bugs me so much I want it to end.
At times, the cricket's song is sweet,
That it actually sounds like a smashing beat.
On Sunday, your song is soft and slow,
And off to the land of dreams I go.
On Monday, your song is extremely fast,
I can't tell how long it will last.
On Tuesday, your song is loud and it makes me smile,
That anyone could here it within a mile.
On Wednesday, the tune is nice and quiet,
The jealous bugs might start a riot.
On Thursday, the melody is very long,
It soothes my mind and makes it strong.
On Friday, you sing a party tune,
A tune that lasts all through the month of June.
Saturday comes, and you sing on. 
You start at dusk and end at dawn.
After a week of the crickets' melody,
My heart it filled with glee.
The sound was supremely clear,And it took away my tears.
No man should count it wrong,How wonderful is the cricket's song.

One summer night as I was drifting off to sleep, I heard the a cricket chirping outside my window. He had been there nearly every night for awhile. I shook off my sleepiness for a brief moment to start penning my inspiration and immortalize this common creeper. Oh and I forgot to mention, the majority of the poems I had written from 2007-2011 were all written on pen and paper before eventually being typed and stored digitally. There's just something about the way the thought or imagery travels from your brain, to your arm, through the pen, and onto the paper that creates some ecstasy.

Notice how that funky capitalization is back and how it is inconsistent yet again (look at the word cricket). I probably should omit all the "Ons" and ad a little more flare to each day.  I don't have much more to say about this piece other than that it was the last one my 10th grade English teacher ever saw. I hope after reading this you will look at crickets in a different way.