Tagged: note

dad is teaching mom

dad is teaching mom
to play mozart’s turkish march
on the piano –

on a southern summer friday,
each note lands sticky with doubt
.
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a sandwich bag with

a sandwich bag with
freshly peeled and sliced apple
pears tucked into my

travel bag requires no note
to show mama’s enduring love
.
20201112:1903
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a note to say hope

a note to say hope
you are weathering the storm
would have sufficed, but

instead, silence, silence – so
effortless to feel snowed in
.
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very few memories

very few memories
withstand time, and
even fewer, the
accompaniment of
that golden
note, shimmering
though already
out of tune
.
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your letters on the

your letters on the
page form words that
indicate nothing
and everything,
a drugged yearning –
when one word
slips, the rest
braces for impact
.
20130107:0840
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summer sneaks into

summer sneaks into
the harbor, like a grace note
grazing the waters
.
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let us rehearse this

let us rehearse this
note, and no other — under-
neath your fearless coat
.
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i cannot seem to write

i cannot seem to write
a single thank you note
for the condolences

but can you please keep
your instruments out?

those cases are too
reminiscent of
his final resting place
.
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