The Barking Symphony

i turned the volume all the way  

up to drown the echoing chaos  

but the noise only bent itself  

around the melody like a vine  

the dog tilted his head curious  

eyes wide ears perked at notes  

then howled in a misplaced harmony  

his voice crashing into the chords  

his paws beat against the floor  

as if conducting this wild orchestra  

i laughed at the ridiculousness  

a duet of man and man's best friend  

by the time the song ended we  

were both breathless in the room  

his barking a part of the music  

the chaos transformed into art