the prelude of broken sidewalks
wrought-iron fences
private property
dodging glances to the shopping district—
the glass façade of the pizza parlor
where patrons
on barstools
stare at pedestrians
who pass the restaurant
towards evening,
the features NOW SHOWING
glow from spots below
the neon of the Avon marquee—
pink, blue, white
under which you stood
the University Orchestra was pleased to present its new Steinway Grand Piano for its Grand Fête on Friday night in Sayles Hall during its rendition of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, op. 73—
her face all a harmony
in black, gold, cherry—
the pronounced cheekbones
of the violin
with its delicate neck
all dressed-up
in black, a black suit
with polished brass flaring
the night silent for all measures
across which peels the trumpet—
the night between immediacy and
drunkenness
foreign films with
subtitles
adagio un poco mosso—
after the show was over
you walled yourself in your coat
I walked home alone
trying to recall anything
from practicing piano
for years and years
in the Japanese school.
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Had some formatting difficulties--for instance, it won't allow me to insert tabs where I want...thoughts?
maybe just add some spaces...?
tried spaces but it wouldn't include them at the beginning of a line (only b/w words), nor would it allow object replacement characters or anything that didn't create a visible symbol. I guess I could use the ol' underscore trick, it just looks cheap.
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