Lullaby

A night jar cries like a squeaky swing.
Guinea fowl stutter at the stars.
Frogs croak in the cloak of darkness.
Insects softly hum.
Nature’s night song spreads onto the thick country silence.
My body tired, but awake.
Landing from a busy day,
slowly slips into the comforting
layers of sound
as they gently lull me into sleep.