Tagged: music

crisscrossing the court-

crisscrossing the court-
yard, the sound of a solo
bamboo flute, mourning
.
20210924:2032
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when one robin meets

when one robin meets
another robin, do their tastes
in songs ever clash?
.
20210918:1903
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we will always stop

we will always stop
what we’re doing for the drum
solo – for rhyme or

rhythm, we lean in closer,
beating our own melodic tale
.
20210802:2207
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listening to old

listening to old
taiwanese songs in mom’s kitchen,
reaching towards an

old ache, real and imagined,
melancholy in our bones
.
20210624:1824
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stacking cucumbers

stacking cucumbers
for pickling – meditation
in the key of spring
.
20210526:2008
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this morning, i un-

this morning, i un-
plugged the instant pot before
twisting off its top.

you scold me for being careless –
you are stifling its song
.
20210403:2338
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even in the key

even in the key
of hopelessness, we listen for
a cymbal of hope
.
20210122:2251
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there’s something soothing

there’s something soothing
playing over the airwaves
as democracy

struggles to survive – both sides
of one coin feeling justified
.
20210106:2008
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we’ve been here before –

we’ve been here before –
six days before christmas and
not yet home – somehow,

it feels different, homeward bound
plays in the distance, with teeth
.
20201219:1050
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nothing moves you like

nothing moves you like
an old song – when dolly plucks
a posy from her

own mama’s collection, we
collide with an entire history
.
20201023:0303
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