entr'acte

the orchestra plays a tune in tune my words hum along the words

scale

arms stretched out -- trying for balance

then the syllables pile up, naturally.

window
closed to outside
garden only think we
know what breeze trapped in metal screens
whispers




for the story behind this cinquain poem and some laughs brought to you from the kids who keep throwing more and more syllables into my days [click here]

a science

balance. measure. in measure, for measure--

found six words

you lost in the meantime manuscripts

fences.

fences.

nothing fancy—

wire fences – you can see through lean against

they bend with you

shaky rhythm

in motion

wire fences

all over— to block off, for safety,

to KEEP [climb over] OUT but yet—

see it all, see through it,

looking in looking out through

diamond-shaped wire frames the traffic, old buildings,

sunsets, dirt piles

and parking lots

see it all through

wire fences

either side

nothing fancy

they bend with you

sunsets, dirt piles, in motion, diamond-shaped wire

frames shaky rhythm

fences they bend

with you to KEEP [climb over] OUT but yet—

see it all, see through it, see it through and you and

sitting on either side—

fences.