Short Set for a Long Suicide

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Tzara
Tzara
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for Bill Evans

that left hand, its little clusters of stars
the gentle drift of the right—
        sleepy stream slipping over stones

how could we know this dreamy sound
was a body floating face down
so always graceful, always calm?

Tzara
Tzara
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AnonymousAnonymousover 11 years ago
Very nice

I know it's a "short set" but I can't help wishing it was a longer. How about a "take two"?

tazz317tazz317over 11 years ago
IMMORTAL--BELOVED

what tunes do you hear from the creek. TK U MLJ LV NV

twelveoonetwelveooneover 11 years ago
5ed

its.. clusters - wondering out loud about the word choice

sleepy stream slipping over stones - we think of this shit, eh?

new readers, these comments are meant to be extremely complimentary, attention to fine details, but i am curious about the first

demure101demure101over 11 years ago
Wow -

very concisely put. A kind of 'Not Waving but Drowning' in music.