There
must be something
other
than ringtones.
I
need freedom with a heavy clapper.
The
steeple in my road is silent.
You
show me a cathedral with a crown,
tell
me about the chimes.
A
flat, E flat, A flat, C. Ascending.
I
find the notes on the piano,
imagine
the clang of hours. A clock,
not
yet time. Pick my thumbnail
like
a dewclaw. Crave
a
farm bell, a cowbell. Anything
but this incessant death knell.
but this incessant death knell.
tk/September 2014
Another elegant read by the dashing R.A.D. Stainforth...
Great wordplay here ... love, love, love it.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing 'regular' about this Regular Melancholy....it is exquisite....and the 'clang of hours' reverberates through your word choices....farm bell, cowbell...death knell.
ReplyDeleteSend not for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for all of us...
ReplyDeleteA bit of country life might just be the tonic for you, young Virginia , i think that the city is far too enervating , and you should leave at once.......
ReplyDeleteThis is simply beautiful and Mr. Stainforth's finest 'performance' (in my humble opinion) ever!
ReplyDeleteamazing poem read by the amazing Mr Stainforth.......it echos ....
ReplyDeleteI am rendered to stillness; this is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteevery considered word is brilliant..x
ReplyDeleteDeath knell, indeed.
ReplyDeleteI loved the title. What followed was beautifully crafted.
ReplyDeleteVery chiming.. :)x
ReplyDeleteso well presented.....wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteloved how you added the piano notes in between. Beautiful expressions.
ReplyDeleteI love farms and you reminded me of them. I like the dewclaw. Great write and Spoken Word Tess! <3
ReplyDeleteWe all need something more....you have nailed that Tess.....lovely as always!
ReplyDeleteOh..another surprise. The sense of sounds entering the picture. Why else would you have your head stuck out of the window?
ReplyDeleteThis is a fine poem. I don't say that often, but todayI have read several fine poems. Also, I really loved the reading!
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