Who is the Whistler

Whistling stabs through the neighborhood.
It repeats over and over
As if it were an echo of an echo.
Who is the whistler?

A breeze whispers through the trees,
The leaves trembling their individual responses.
The tone rises and fades again.
Who is the whistler?

Kids bicycle through the streets,
Laughing together in innocent fun.
Their heads swivel when they hear the sound.
Who is the whistler?

A grown-up scowls through a window.
What is that infernal racket?
The window shuts against the invasion.
Who is the whistler?

The boy peers out through the leaves
Shielded from all in his lofty perch.
He is heard but not understood.
No one knows who is the whistler.