October 23, 2025

this vibe
of music
of cello and piano and drum
of experimenting with the strings
and riffing on the keys
and the steady, floating and capturing beat underneath
is exactly the vibe i need
for this morning

[let’s hear it for modern jazz]

June 23, 2023

hungry
worried
early
morning
mundane and
not so mundane

worried
so worried
still hungry

~~~

calm morning
of stress

wanting
less

of the drama that comes from
this little broken puppy pup

but still
we’d rather
have her
all torn ligaments
and fractured bones
and menacing hassles

than not

~~~

it’s so strange to hear
simple
calm
piano
in the morning

i’m used to
acid jazz
and electronic house
and more chaotic sounds

to wake up to

but the calm simplicity
seems to be helping me
find more in my poetry

(and harmonizes well with a sighing puppy)

August 12, 2022

the ebb
and flow
of the piano
immerses itself
into my imagination
and i tilt with it
ship-like
atop the water
of the melody
and my whole being
is there too
heart and soul and corporal form
body mind and spirit
head to heart to body
everything

(classical is classic for a reason)