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Old Musician's Recipie (Free verse) by GregDeEgg
Catch a sound
hold it in
turn the thimble
o're again.
Cup the top
round and cold;
metal copper
smelling old.
Feel the sound
against your thumb
rat'ling in the
thimble's womb.
Shake it till
it turns to dust
pour it out
scrape off crust.
Place the thimble
on your finger
twist it 'til
the pressure lingers.
Smash the dust
beneath the thimble
light a match
the dust do kindle.
Let it burn
'til half is left
the pile ashy,
black, and cleft.
Stir the ashes
brush them lightly
sweep them up
grasp them tightly.
Take them to
a dying closet
lightbulb burnt
and mothball posit.
Grab a case
familiar handle
peeling leather
wax from candles.
Set it in
the modern lighting
flip the latch
and open slightly.
See the smells
spill out the casing
through the room
with youthful lacing.
Aging wood
and velvet leather
smells you thought
were gone forever.
Left behind
when youth had died
thoughts and feelings
side by side.
Spread the dust
on guitair strings
captured sound
forever sings.
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Arithmetic Mean: 5.0
Weighted score: 5.0
Overall Rank: 7869
Posted: March 28, 2003 2:42 PM PST; Last modified: March 28, 2003 2:42 PM PST
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