Just out of sight

Sunlight drizzles on leaves

Swaying, shaken by playful

Creatures just out of sight that

Animate nature

Sirens ring endlessly

Just out of sight

Disturbing but surreal because

Only one sense is touched

Noise, broken down

Is a test of character

That asks if its listener assumes

The best or the worst

Dogs barking could be

Playing or warning

Exciting or terrifying

Obvious or enigmatic

Silence too can be comforting

Or debilitating

Mysterious or apparent

Transparent and, too, opaque

Writing can be both

Imaginative and realistic

Idealistic and pragmatic

Playful and serious

And, like a thief

Just out of sight,

Leaves fingerprints