Thursday, April 09, 2009

silent colors

The silent colors
of the day
flow past
on a river
of asphalt

a quiet gliding
of car
to match
the quiet sliding
of
mind

a lone trumpet
holding a single note
tethers me
as gravity

how can I leave
such a note
weaving melody
as arms
in hug

3 comments:

  1. So tuneful, soft and fluid reverberations of particular sounds, this is a gem, creating music as it leaves the page to travel into the air, spoken, heard. I would so love to hear you read this one. To hear your voice embrace the mood of this piece, to hear the words echoing within the recording, travelling from a room in Franklin to wherever someone is listening, time suspended, as then becomes now. Wonderful.

    PS Just so you know, I am doing short As first, too hard seeing the absence of my name. ;)

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  2. So nice to see your name too; and a comment on the post. :-D

    I was driving in my car and listening to Chris Botti on a beautiful spring day when this poem appeared in my mind. Remind me about a reading. I think I can do that. :-)

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  3. Reminding you of that reading. :-)

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