11-26-2025, 03:03 AM
"November Yearning"
A single chord, thin as wire,
quivers in the air, unsure,
circling an absent beat;
It slides downward--
unanswered.
The pulse arrives, soft at first,
gathers its darkening weight;
Circles round the trembling line,
anchoring its restless fall,
and carries it
into a harsher register.
The bow draws harder now,
beating back against the drag
of pressure circling without release:
Held taut:
Until the strain thins out,
soft as meltwater;
Leaving no resolution,
no return.
The pattern falters and fades,
and silence follows.
A single chord, thin as wire,
quivers in the air, unsure,
circling an absent beat;
It slides downward--
unanswered.
The pulse arrives, soft at first,
gathers its darkening weight;
Circles round the trembling line,
anchoring its restless fall,
and carries it
into a harsher register.
The bow draws harder now,
beating back against the drag
of pressure circling without release:
Held taut:
Until the strain thins out,
soft as meltwater;
Leaving no resolution,
no return.
The pattern falters and fades,
and silence follows.