Tuesday, January 23, 2024

bennie maupin's "ensenada"

pure pulsing wood conjuring

falling chimes, glass rims whistling 

mallet games eagerly tap until

a breath, almost, then a chord –

swells of brilliant colors 

begin to flutter in all directions

humans emerge from the landscape

pensive, but not exactly still

the drum fights the tall, arching sonorities 

the winds submit to the metal scrapes,

time enough for a dark thing to be said,

they regain their place, preparing for the end, or another beginning

out of the rustle emerges a cry, beyond pain or pleasure

simple proof of terrestrial existence




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