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Sipario
by Leah LaibenThe saddest song ever sung
was by a boy with eyes the color of chocolate
wide and wonderful
rich
like his soul.
Haunting notes hung in the air long after the melody had ended
heavy is a heart that doesn't beat in time
heavy are the burdens left this way.
Measures after measure, year after year
staccatoed only by babies, mortgages, and time
masterfully legato into a mutually exclusive binary piece.
In a deep crescendo of silence, both subdued and grandiose
there is no more to hear
no words
no music
no goodbye.
08/08/2009 Posted on 08/08/2009
Copyright © 2024 Leah Laiben
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 08/09/09 at 03:05 AM You have made this deep silence heard in elegant terms. I love stanza two. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 03/17/15 at 08:49 PM Very nice also. staccatoed only by babies, mortgages, and time
masterfully legato into a mutually exclusive binary piece. Love this line, but the whole poem as well. |
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