Tagged: orchestra

every now and then,

every now and then,
we lean in to listen to
one another’s hearts,
finding new
instrumentations
gone wild
.
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on the Pennsylvanian,

on the Pennsylvanian,
the train whistle
is a shepherd’s
whistle, gathering
these untuned city
heartstrings
and pulling them
towards the window,
an oboe to
my orchestra
.
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awake at four in

awake at four in
the morning, i am tuning
myself to the pitch

of the sky, the brass section
interrupts, loose horns blazing
.
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allow me

allow me
to get used
to this ache,
even the strongest
muscle fiber
needs time
to retune its
strings, rosin
up its bow
.
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in an accelerando

in an accelerando
towards the sun’s
meditative encore,
an orchestral
cluster of birds
tune and re-tune
their plumes
to the pitch
of the horizon
.
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it takes a bit of

it takes a bit of
muscle to love
the things you
love. the next time
you are quivering
in that very
moment, be
bold
, break a
string or two,
vibrate until
they see you
.
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