Flute and Guitar Duo*
Plumbing secrets of sound
with a love of clarity not linear
but indecent, more like embraces —
her gold flute, his gentle wrist
birth maelstroms,
that chord frankly in the body,
this note captive of her curls,
with always the applause of death
— shivers among sirens —
lending urgency to breath and hand,
their passion frees the air
like a stormy voyage, mi amor,
and brings to the surface
every ship ever wrecked
on the dancing waves.
* from Unpacking the China, QuillsEdge Press, 2016 https://quillsedgepress.org/2016/11/30/now-in-print-unpacking-the-china/
“Offshore in a Paddleboat”
https://panoplyzine.com/offshore-in-a-paddleboat-sb-merrow/ 2018
