“Really Listen,” Friend, Aug. 1973, inside back cover
Really Listen
Do you ever really listen
To the noises in your yard?
There are many things to hear
If you listen very hard.
See, there is a woodpecker
Tap-tapping on a tree.
Ta-tap-tap-tap, ta-tap-tap-tap,
He’s telling you and me.
Now listen by those flowers.
You can hear a buzzing sound.
Bu-buzz-buzz-buzz, bu-buzz-buzz-buzz,
A bee is buzzing ’round.
Then when it is growing dark
And the sun’s gone from the sky,
Ca-crick-crick-cricket, ca-crick-crick-cricket
Sings an evening lullaby.
Photo by Eldon Linschoten