with an eye made quiet

"With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things."
~ William Wordsworth

sometimes our eyes are made loud
by harmony's insistence that the handel
shed the joy-- making us observe notes
like dust bunnies dancing,
under a magnifying glass

sometimes our eyes soften
under the quiet hum of neon
when the music is turned off
we notice the harmony- healing the riffs:
chords still resounding, sarabande'

with a trained ear, listening can bring us
to the softest weeping, restoring our solar
plexuses, engaged in  sanctus espiritus-- propelling
conductor to loosen his grip upon the baton-- as we are seen
moving on a diagonal: glissade, ensemble'

Kate Lamberg
7/9/12