Cacophony

Word of the Day Monday, March 22, 2010

cacophony

\kuh-KAH-fuh-nee\ , noun;

1. Harsh or discordant sound; dissonance.
2. The use of harsh or discordant sounds in literary composition.

Elliot pulled the front door shut behind her and started to dig through her purse looking for her keys. Her mother always chastised her for being so disorganized. "Just put your keys in the same place every time you come home," she had snapped irritably one morning while Elliot rummaged around the house. Elliot had decided a better solution would be to ride the bus to work in lieu of bumming a ride off of her mother in the morning.

Her fingers finally brushed the key ring and she quickly turned the dead bolt with a click. Tossing her keys haphazardly back into her purse she looked up at the sun caressed morning sky. It was definitely transitioning into spring. The chilly mornings now mild and sweet smelling.

This thought was greeted by a cacophony of honking noises somewhere above her head. She looked up in curiosity. The same blue sky beamed gently down at her. Then, suddenly, she saw a dark wing and then several bodies appear as a very large flock of geese spilled through the air. The honking and calling overwhelming all other morning noises.

Elliot stood on the front porch, head upturned until they were all out of sight.

Finally. God, finally. Something in her brain clicked. It was time for her to leave and return to where she belonged too.