recital

i

the street is made
of sounds,
but music is
not like this

ii

it enters (perhaps)
through the ears,
but where is it
heard?

iii

does it all begin
with silence?

iv

on a cold day
in late winter,
which way do
the notes
point?

v

from the chords
through the hammers
& the keys & the hands
to the heart.

vi

the heart
is crying.