Nice work. Deborah
>A group of workers hammering this morning
>An ensemble of percussionists
>I count three
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>Pacing themselves
>it is hard to discern where
>A roof, replacing siding or
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>The skin of a deck
>Pacing themselves
>like runners do
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>Aware of time left
>distance to go
>There is a rhythm
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>Though no melody
>Unless you add the swoosh
>Of the cars
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>People on the way to work
>The echoes in this room
>rain yet to fall
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>Now a swollen pall
>muffling each blow
>of the padded mallet
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>no arpeggios
>no bravado
>just cleaving of pine
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>wood and steel
>wedded to this
>concerto grosso
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>Peter Ciccariello
>Providence, RI, USA
>22 June 2005
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