poem 405 of a poem a day for 2012

bagatelle accelerando in B major

singing desiccation

leaves constantly

cascade through wind

raking tumbling fingers

deepening sounds 

through each part

of this prairie

symphony prattle

each cohesive

fade in and

fade out

is the cold desert

of another year

dying while bleeding

waned and withered

over dusty keys

and spun salt

rung faster

and faster

around the trees

until the crescendo

of the rain

arrives

EJR ©