INSIDE THE SOUND: A Villanelle
Take notice of the
silence in the sound
The sound of sound
is in the music there
Be still the mind
where judgments are abound
The ear is known to
sense the world profound
To subdivide the
ugly from the fair
Take notice of the
silence in the sound
This is a place with
music all around
The bliss of wind in
trees without a care
Be still the mind
where judgments are abound
Undo the violence
seeing will surround
Unlike the eye, the ear
can never stare
Take notice of the
silence in the sound
Do know that we are
partials of the ground
Divine that births
the world through silent prayer
Be still the mind
where judgments are abound
These musical
intentions will astound
To find the subtle
masterpiece is rare
Take notice of the
silence in the sound
Be still the mind
where judgments are abound
PANTOUM FOR THE LINE OF DOLLS
She took her place among
the line of dolls
Beset with fear her
skin turned sickly pale
And all who saw her
turned before the fall
Unto the sounding of
the bugle’s wail
Beset with fear her
skin turned sickly pale
Her shapeless legs
held firm around the wind
Unto the sounding of
the bugle’s wail
A trail of dirty
tears down to her chin
Her shapeless legs
held firm around the wind
That sweetness of
her face a dying dream
A trail of dirty
tears down to her chin
The dolls beside her
hacked a golden scream
That sweetness of
her face a dying dream
The sky around them
shuddered with the thought
The dolls beside her
hacked a golden scream
The One they called
to save them then, was not
The sky around them
shuddered with the thought
For hope was always
drifting in the air
The One they called
to save them then, was not
Their universe ached
on without a care
For hope was always
drifting in the air
They fell as one,
went lifeless to the ground
Their universe ached
on without a care
To the silent,
sliver moon’s impassive frown
For the evil of the
man that sent her home
And for all who saw
her, turned before the fall
For the man who
wanted her to him alone
She took her place
among the line of dolls
