The Sound Collector
A student called this morning
At Servite School this day
Put every sound into a sack
And carried them away
The clapping of the teacher
The squeaking of the pen
The crunching of the crisp
The kicking of the men
The shouting of the children
The talking on the stage
The clicking of the ruler
The flicking of the page
The chattering of the adults
The flushing of the chain
When the children shout wane
The splashing of the drain