Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Kit Kelen 102 - feathers and bellows all pour


102
feathers and bellows all pour


trill and dip and throated else
squawk from a corner, pipe up


it's this place and another in them
seasons well and temper


something picked up on the breeze
or rhyme with pump or motor, saw


first sun is a song in some
all sorts of things they sing


and you'd think sun was singing too
but every star is dumb


other orbs nearby deaf rock
it's only here, in this air rings


and under the audible
so much more tune


down to the least of life
they have their riffs and runs


wings beat, or they sit out their lines
for laughter...
never sing from a score


it's the cacophone at times
and then it's sweet as dreaming


like smoke the lyric
shy to touch


words will
never catch


some parts of the orchestra ignore
wander out of the frame


it's wonderful
there's no conductor


it's time that's brought
the music out


and there's no choice
but sing 

 








3 comments:

  1. I love th lines "it's time that brought/ the music out", especially!

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  2. I love the text and image together and separate. I'm in awe of the poem. It compelled me to sound it out and the rhythm and pace just sang themselves

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  3. Just beautiful Kit. Want to read it again and again.

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