Thursday, September 30, 2010

Music Street

The city sounds
Come from your mouth
In music.

Car radio
Interrupting
Sustained notes...

I hear reverse,
O'er one and one
To thumb

And crosswalks
Under long vibrato.


Fingerings
Like maple leaves
Around and down an octave.

Play me sweet
A second act.

Play ever green,
Play Halifax.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Body of Water

Grab this kiss like you would miss it,
Tempt your fate like you create it,
Ride this wave like you could save
The sea itself.

But oh, didn't you know?
The water's calmer underneath
The undertow.

Some would say I lost my way,
Some may think I'm on the brink,
But I know flowers bend in darkness.
In the quiet hours,
Secrets spill over the floor,
Making mess of others noise,
Light is found through cracks in floorboards.

Oh, didn't you know?
The water's calmer underneath
The undertow.

So grab this kiss, don't miss it,
Shake your fate, create it,
Ride this wave
Like you're the sea itself.