Olives: Poems

Handbook of the Foley Artist

29 Handbook of the Foley Artist For the sound of distant thunder, A father frowning, For the smack of sarcasm, Pop of bubblegum; For a sudden summer downpour, Sizzle of bacon, For the sound of somewhere else, Freight train at 2 a.m.; For the sound of snoring, Bees in the lilac bush. For the sound of insomnia, Eyelashes against a pillowcase; For the sea’s din, Blood’s hush in the cochlea of the ear, For the screak of a seagull, The playground’s rusted swing; For the sound of birth, The radio between pangs, For death, Static of flies; For dry bones, Fig trees clattering in the wind, For the vowel of the wind, A dog left out in the yard; 30 Crumple paper For the fricative of fire; For the gasp of an opened letter, Strike a match; Take the telephone off the hook For the sound of no answer. For the sound of a broken heart, Crack a joke. ...