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STORM SONATA
I listen to my son on the piano. His fingers are light and fluid in airy play like the raindrops in soft fall. He uses the pedals and the sound changes like thunder in the depths of cloud. I sit outside and watch rain fall under cover of porch stoop, rare of lighting’s flash that […]
LYRIC SAY
They sat on patio and spoke of songs and music as evening ceded place to night, bright of the sun giving way to porchlight bulbs in stranded hang and stars in the cosmic depths. Song played that they knew, and of it he spoke, “I love sometimes how a whole song builds and […]
LOVE SONG’S SING
In hide of home amongst the trees, they stayed in their naked free and loved when want of intimate’s passion returned. Again in kitchen—over counter and open floor; upon velour of lounge beside the hearth; and in porch sit under blanket-wrap—she in straddle of his lap; interlock of hands in hold and resting […]
IN THE LIGHT
Weekend arrived. Again, they went in leave of city for farm and hidden home within the trees. Late of spring showed sign in give to summer-change. Full leaf of the trees in stands as they passed, in roll of hills, river bottoms, and patterned lines of fence rowed fields. Pastures showed green; […]