Lawrence
Hall
Dispatches for the Colonial Office
LogoSophia Magazine – A Pilgrim's
Journal of Life, Literature and Love
Kreeft,
Tolkien, Dostoyevsky, and a Driveway Alarm
Peter Kreeft: The Two Greatest Novels Ever Written:
The Wisdom of the Lord of the Rings and The Brothers
Karamazov
I was yawning over my book late
at night
When the driveway alarm squawked
unimaginatively
In its mechanical voice,
“DRIVEWAY ALERT!”
With guard-dachshund and flashlight
I addressed the alert
But there was nothing, only the
wind and damp
Perhaps a squirrel had triggered
the alarm
Which is silly, because squirrels
don’t drive
And shouldn’t be wandering around
in the lane
I am yawning over my book again -
What are you reading at bedtime
just now?
