Snow Melt

A Moonless Halloween Night

The October 4, 2013 prompt for "Blogging Circle of Friends Prompt Forum"  is
It is Halloween night and all the lights go out. What do you hear?

On a moonless Halloween Night,
When the stars were shining bright,
Beyond the pollution of Las Vegas lights,
The city suddenly went dark.

A person can hear some really strange noises when the Lights in Las Vegas goes out . People just aren't used to living in the dark, at least not literally, all though I suspect many of the citizens and tourist live in a figurative darkness just managing a think grasp on sanity or reality. The complete darkness of a brownout or a blackout causes auditory hallucinations. You hear things that aren't there or normal noises are transformed into stalking monsters.

The neighbor's dog is barking
at the invisible new moon
I hope the lights come back on soon.

My neighbor's dog sounds really weird anyway and under the conditions of a brownout, he (or perhaps she) sounds like a squeaking vampire or fruit bat. It's disconcerting to hear something that sounds like Count Dracula on a feeding frenzy. Then there are the neighborhood cats that go into fighting mode when there is a blackout. I think darkness in the city must frighten animals used to a well lit or semi-well lit environment.

On a moonless Halloween night,
When the Strip light were shining bright,
Las Vegas suddenly went dark,
When my neighbor's dog began to bark
He sounded just like a screeching vampire bat

Then the black and white bob-tailed tom,
Began to sing his fighting song:
Was he challenging the dog to mortal combat?

On a moonless Halloween Night,
Strange noises can give me a fright,
Especially when the lights are out,
And my imagination is running about.