The Sound Of

The Sound Of

I needed to hear heaven,

and so, the road

sifted on the wind

the sound of

an angel's voice

instead of soaring engine.

The mechanisms of

the machine

heard in the measured doppler shifts

of the sun's vibrations

hummed, hummed

into the mating calls of a bird.

The first split of an infant's cry

was staccato, a slow cylindrical

sound of the drum

of a doll's voice

breaking into a word.

It faded into baby,

and then into the bellow of

voices in the street.

The sound of

thunder

left the green of Spring -

open palms everywhere,

(Layers

of opening and closing -

Spin, and the waves of you

cannot contain themselves -

you say to the distant ones

'you were the star'

they say 'no, you are.'

'We're chasing you.')

I needed to hear heaven,

and so, the mind became a sieve

sifting carillons

from the cacophony of horns,

the rows of candles

separated the wishes

from their imperfect humans,

and became a choir.

The pre-dawn lit ground'

breathed.

The Sound Of

I needed to hear heaven,

and so, the road

put forth the sound of

a fallen angel

instead of soaring engine.

The mechanisms of

the machine

heard in the measured doppler shifts

of the sun's vibrations

hummed, hummed

into the mating calls of a bird,

the first split of an infant's cry

staccato in its slow, cylindrical-like

sound of

of a doll

breaking into its voice

becoming the deep summer bellow

of its spring -

the sound of

thunder

a soft pliable green -

open palms everywhere,

languishing. If there were a sound of

hope to sustain -

Spin, and the waves of you

cannot contain themselves -

you say to the distant ones

'you were the star'

they say 'no, you are.'

'We're chasing you.'

I needed to hear heaven,

and so, the mind became a sieve

sifting carillons

from the cacophony of horns,

the rows of candles

separated the well-wishes

from their imperfect humans.

The ground was glowing,

and the heart and feet gravitated

before the mind was aware,

ready to receive

the sound of birds.

Author's Note

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