Much Ado About Something

I woke up to this strange noise A sound unlike any other It was unique Looked to the left and right Went further and probed the ground Looked up towards the roof I could not figure it out There was nothing around Went back inside The same noise It was not a rat, no way No dog or cat in the vicinity No chance of a squirrel This was not the sound of pretty birds chirping Or the eagle with its piercing shrill as it circled the sky The cuckoo played hooky The crows cawing was a constant, so not them Gosh, what was that, I wondered Went online to figure out the sounds I was perplexed I did not have a clue Perhaps someone teasing me, I thought If the living creature wanted to show itself to me, it would I rested Woke up to someone tapping me Seriously, what WAS the problem? Why wasn’t I allowed some shut eye? Didn’t they know that I was up all night? Apparently not I rubbed my eyes - no one was in sight I cribbed never stopped the grumbling Why did they k