spring shisan

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Tumbling Down The Alley



side 1 jo-preface


sp bl)

cherry sapling
pavements and peeling brick
blushed by early light


sp)

the detritus of years past
tumbles down the alley


ns)

from this vantage
faceless voices below
ring familiar


side 2 ha-development


ns su lv)

a dew of sweat
favors her upper lip


su ns lv)


as we age together
you remain
so hard to please


ns)

there's always applause
for bad karaoke




side 3 ha-intensification



ns au mn)

without fanfare
overpowered by funk
and the Texas big beat




au)

the headlong leap
into crisp leaves



au ns mn)

harvest festival
a dulled moon staggers
through the door



side 4 kyu-finale


ns)

a tipple with Alice
through the looking glass


wi ns)

reciting
these parables
only we understand



ns wi)

clouds in water
pierced by the whale's song


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