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Unread 05-18-2022, 06:40 PM
John Isbell John Isbell is offline
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Hi Fliss,

I don't know - I like it, especially the two oxen, and the chomping at the end.

Here somewhat randomly is Schubert, in musical form (and with my favorite baritone): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0Rry-ahcHM . My favorite song in the cycle may be Der Lindenbaum, though it's hard to argue with the closing number.

And now featuring in a poem:


Separating Schubert from Interstellar Space


Separate knowledge from noise, they say, and that
seems like a worthwhile project. I for instance
know it is 9 a.m. The sun is up,
here where the Rio Grande meets the Gulf
and flowers bloom in late September light.

There’s knowledge to be had in my aunt’s house,
whose shelves are lined with her books, and my father’s,
and mine; where the TV shares information
and we all live our lives. There is an art
to the day’s round on this blue planet where

some seek truth, others happiness, and both
slip through the hand like water. I can hear
the notes of Schubert’s Winterreise as
the clock ticks, though the stereo’s not on.

The music’s like a still pool. And beyond
this bedroom lies a border town, a land mass,
a spinning globe, a solar system, and
black interstellar space that starlight fills.


Last edited by John Isbell; 05-18-2022 at 06:55 PM.
 

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