“I really should have studied flute, Harmonica, or chimes. A clarinet is nice and light; A fiddle would be fine. But I had to take piano, And my teacher is a brute. He lives up seven flights of stairs. (I wish I played the flute.)” –Shel Silverstein, in Falling Up
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She cried for all the broken hearts, Painted everlasting winters – Floral patterns etched in ice; A frozen tear to Soften up the bastard bones. Bow made love to needy string In cooing fling – wanton whispers Fondled under pianissimos, Caressing callous hearts. Melodrama swayed in satin sound – Yet the player wasn’t there, Only […]