Friday, April 27, 2007

Enter Satchmo

The doors of pearl swung
soundless, wide-open,
seven silver cornets
through angelic embouchure
blew high, bright grief;
four portly cherubim stately
did counterpoint the melodious mourn
on four lugubrious, gold French horns-

Charlie's old, obsidian soul
found, at all, no relief.


1 comment:

susan d said...

Good one!