Poetry Reading: Beneath the Surface, by Christian Chu
POETRY READINGS
•
1m 14s
Performed by Val Cole
POEM:
1
The cello stands in silence, holding
Its breath.
In one baton flick,
everything changes.
2
In music, rests and notes possess equal power –
Practice both. You’ll discover
life’s balance.
3
Framed family photos hang,
smiles obscuring the fights before the
CLICK
Now, love and laughter are all that’s captured
in the snapshots’ glow.
4
Nothing will be handed
to you on a silver platter.
Chase after the waiter
and only then will you uncover
the cloche and its rewards.
5
Tempting you through the glass,
college hoodies with bold colors and stitched logos
vie for your attention.
Don’t succumb to their calls
until you’ve thought it through:
wait
for the right one to fit.
6
Instruments gather on stage,
different in shape and sound.
Their many tunes become one
and the pressure on the lone cello is
dispersed.
7
The gold-coated watch dulls
with each passing tick,
while our past shines brighter than any gilded surface.
The richness of our experiences
hold more value than gold
ever could.
Up Next in POETRY READINGS
-
Poetry Reading: chrysalis, by Tierney...
Performed by Val Cole
POEM:
back
from the dead
The Painted Ladies
tremble
in the heather
the change has come
as ephemeral Large Blues
emerge
from their buried
chamber -
Poetry Reading: Volcano Lover, by Wal...
Performed by Val Cole
POEM:
Capri is framed by the east window,
Mount Vesuvius centers in the west. Chandeliers
suspend high, trapeze artists erupting their crystal
blooms to guide a Mardi Gras of painted clay and gesso
far below ceilingvaults. Do you recall sunset velvet splayed across marb...
-
Poetry Reading: Twenty Good Years, by...
Performed by Val Cole
POEM:
I turned fifty this year
Which made me reflect
That at best I have twenty
Good years left before
My life is basically over
As seventy is pushing it
For a man these days
This of course assumes
I don’t get hit by a bus tomorrow
Or even later today
Or have a heart atta...
