Tag Archives: #writingsprint
Before the Conductor
~~~~~ Speaking to a stranger with common ground, Though the setting is alien to our daily lives. Shared interest, music, a universal language, Waiting, the hall fills, the orchestra appears. Clattering steps down the stairs. Young feet And old changing seats, seeking a best view. To see and hear, closer or farther depending. The orchestra […]
Soliloquy of the Elder Man
~~~~~ Variation on a theme by W.S. of S. on A. To pee, or not to pee, that’s sequestration: Nether squeeze, a whimper in the line to buffer The zings and harrows of reluctant motion, Now to fake aim against an urn that bubbles. And by pretending flush then. To zip—to leave, Open the […]
Thoughts at a Concert
~~~~~ A clumsy rearrangement of the players. A forgotten score, a shifting of brass. To see that global warming can call forth Both the ultimate disaster and salvation A perspective I have never dreamed So easy to see once shown, so hidden By prophets and profits, disguising What should be obvious, plain to all. How […]
Meaning is Meaning
~~~~~ Each word I write comes from a placeWhich jazz musicians know well.Riffing off the world and each otherWhich will never sound the same twice.Each dependent on brief feelings,The vibe of the moment, connection.Never right or wrong, barely there.So that when it’s written downThe rest of us hear but a spark, an instantThat echoes, […]
Quick Dead
~~~~~ Brave sentinels stand silent, watch,Patiently wait for their next attack.Battle scars in evidence, some not.Greensward stretches before them.They simply watch, wait, exposed.Wind and rain, fire and small life,The hand of man the most deadly.Still, all life dies; the quick dead.Marvel then at their long life andHow strongly straight they stand. ~~~~~ People Over […]
Into the Tempest, Again
~~~~~ Massive and momentous, titans stride,Until the Earth trembles before them.Subtle breeze carries a calming grace.Even this cannot escape driving fire.Discussions ensue, yet none resolve. Gaze outward, to the sea and glory asA storm shrouds the dwindling sunset.Salvaged by surf till all fear they will Drown in the darkness, life quenched. Arise in the […]
Unseen Horizon
~~~~~ My eyes shout beware. No one hears.Their hearts and minds set on findingUnknown, unnamed treasure they’veBeen assured they’ll discover in time. Beware, you’re told, you must take itFrom those who claim what is yours.Rich will tell you to fear your friends,Tthe strangers they turn you against. Weep your tears, too salty to nourish.The love […]
Changes
~~~~~ Changes upon changes upon changes, From our birth until our final cerement. Myriad the changes sought and life-sent. In love and enmity, we may find satiety, Follow harmony and discord past variety. No matter the songs, notes or words cast, These and all must come to an end at last. Worry not of future […]
Hear Your Voice
~~~~~ All my thoughts and words are full With confusion and understanding. Still, I hope I never give up on life. As other shoe drops, tis but landing. Step lightly on the boards, take the Fair one’s hand; the love of choice. Search and find if you belong when And where others hear your voice. […]
Not a Miracle
~~~~~ I stroke paint onto canvas in wild arcs Call to mind a summer day, winter storm. Makes me think of a long-ago Christmas, Acted as an acolyte for a Midnight Mass. I still believed, had not begun to question. A long New England winter without snow Deep into the frigid tail of late […]