Sally, a lovely piece. A charming element of fantasy and fancy runs through
the piece. Thanks for a good read.
(Second strophe second line of=off) Typo of course but the old teacher in me
tuts and purses lips. * smile* Arthur.
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From: "Sally James" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 6:20 PM
Subject: new sub Music from the stars
> Music from the stars
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> I heard the melody
> when a star fell in my bedroom
> I picked it up and polished the shine
> put it away for a frosty morning
> when ice zings on starched windows
> and snow twirls on a cold wind.
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> I threw that snatch of a raw tune
> into the air, let it bounce of an old oak
> slither along a white pond
> No one knew it was there
> It was the glisten of a berry
> that brought it to life
> The stab of a thorn
> that made a hole in the air
> let music flow straight to the heart
> beat in time like an old drum
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> Rythmn is captured in the long grass
> in pale blossom on a spring day
> budding leaves are crotchets on trees
> I have heard them sing
> In the fall they become a requiem
> a melody that lingers in the earth
> I have seen cold branches
> search for lost keys with forked fingers
> catch stars that fall near a haloed moon.
>
> Sally James
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