Night Life

unsettled cows moo
dogs bark to warn intruders
holes poke through the sky

For a number of nights I have been aware of the sounds of the night. As I welcomed the familiar sounds, smells and feel of the sea, my ears opened to the mooing of the cows on the hill. What caused their nervousness? Following the sounds of cow anguish, the farm dogs barked their warning to stay away to perhaps, walkers returning from a few pints at the pub-or-are there predatory animals lurking on the hillside? I will listen for new sounds of the night.