We welcomed into our home

the sound of falling rain,

a multitude of bird melodies, 

wind rustle, the mooing of distant cows. 

At night we fell asleep listening to

the steady trill of crickets and cicadas,

and all because our air conditioner broke

forcing us to open windows that had long been shut.

We discovered how closed off we’d been …

and found failure can bring unexpected openings.

JDG