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