The Singing Metal Grill

I bolted right past the cracked doorway and zoomed outside into the fresh open air! Down the brick walkway, there was a curved green park railing resting over a storm water grate. Wedged right between two bars was a discarded metal soda can pull-tab! Without waiting a single second, I clamped both hooked hands onto the little aluminum ring and yanked—PING! It popped free with the sharpest little snap! I dragged it along the cast-iron bars like a rhythm stick—clatter-clink-zing! The sound echoed down into the hollow grate like a miniature steel drum parade, vibrating straight through my wrists!