.Two shades of wood
a dark-colored bar
light from a window
a student playing piano
Ahgreyeuss sips and visits
with Rakhehla
She says the professor will let him play later
The class meets in this bar
amid light notes
and dark harmony
The student player gets up and returns to a seat
Ahgreyeuss goes to the piano
He moves the piano
He adjusts the bench
nervous
He plays
He agitates the keys
existentially
Darkness comes into the bar
a dark-colored bar
light from a window
a student playing piano
Ahgreyeuss sips and visits
with Rakhehla
She says the professor will let him play later
The class meets in this bar
amid light notes
and dark harmony
The student player gets up and returns to a seat
Ahgreyeuss goes to the piano
He moves the piano
He adjusts the bench
nervous
He plays
He agitates the keys
existentially
Darkness comes into the bar
Ahgreyeuss sits playing black notes
but when he plays the white notes
they darken
maroon grey black
The piano sounds papery
Titles lie on the keys
In wild rhythms
he shelves
and shelves
the volumes in the library
It’s closing time
The patrons leave quietly no remarks
But Rakhehla says
... “I like your rhythm and cadence
but I’m not sure about your songs”
but when he plays the white notes
they darken
maroon grey black
The piano sounds papery
Titles lie on the keys
In wild rhythms
he shelves
and shelves
the volumes in the library
It’s closing time
The patrons leave quietly no remarks
But Rakhehla says
... “I like your rhythm and cadence
but I’m not sure about your songs”
Ahgreyeuss Pahn worries about the books
.
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The Muse Apprentice Guild,
Spring '06
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