The entire neighbourhood
in a deep slumber.
Overlapped voices from afar —
an infant’s inconsolable cry with
a mother’s melancholic,
yet alluring wail:
“Huuuuuuuuuuh”
approach and break
the silence of the night.
Stray dogs, awoken,
bark incessantly, and
follow the mother
holding the infant.
A sleeping child
wakes up in fright,
clutching his blanket tight,
hoping for the voices
to recede.
The voices alarm
a mother in her bed —
relates to the anguish of the
wailing mother.
The three voices
gradually fade away
into silence, and
towards the river
below the neighbourhood.
The event recurred
many times —
the exact pattern of
three voices
fading away into silence.
No mortal dared to
peek out of their windows,
nor openly discussed the event
they all heard, and
remained hypnotised
in their beds,
listening to the
three voices
fading away into silence.