Chimes on the Porch

I squeezed through the door flap and trotted out onto the front porch, ready for fresh air after a whole day cooped up inside! Hanging right beside the wooden railing post was a set of polished metal chime tubes. I leaped onto the rail, grabbed the wooden clapper swinging in the center, and gave it a brisk pull. Clink-clang! The wooden disc struck the hollow pipes, ringing out a bright, harmonized chime that hummed through the deck. Tapping each tube in sequence gave off a different sharp pitch, echoing across the front steps like an energetic morning fanfare!