benefit for the bass - William Parker (s)olo(s)
by Steve Dalachinsky
1.
i was scared
ready to crawl thru any dream
positive dream
negative dream
fierce dream
eyes open conditioned vigilance
bow tapping strings double wisdom
fingers plunketing
eyes closed less from sleep
than imagining
personification of sound
idea
gotten
tight roping around the place on tiptoe
bowstringing
vibrations
between these spaces yes here too
there is sound
forgetting
place stones placed in piles
bllllllllllip
blllllllllip ruuuuuuffff ggggggggg
sunblind in dark
caves consigned to wear destiny's hat
heightened
language what is this ??
how
can i express these sounds with letters
words
gallops banging whirling lahoobieloops
throughout
these encounters with my very own mouth
tongue
sputtering strings spluttering
like
the speaks of safe & borrowed birds.
2.
yes
my brother too was born
1936
string
& backbone break
there is
no deep meaning to death
pound
wood gut
only
its longevity pinned to the wall
like the scribblings of children & adults
scratchy
dualities
tongues
run & watching juices
scratching
scarrrrrattcchhhhing
duets between
the footsteps of children & their word
hands/fingers/wood/holes/air/string
& backbone/break
parrots
& men dogs & men
responses
to language of soft grasses (bending) beneath snow
dry milkweed
stationary in a winter sky
the blanket you
wear
like a lamp thru the window
in a house & the shadow it creates
sound is like shadow & reflection (off off white within shade)
oo
oo ahhh dah oo blllldldpowpowpowpowpowpppowpoowow
lines
pierced diamond blanket currents of woody exxaaaas paint
i
am a set of even-bristled brushes
waiting
to be soaked
a
poinsettia reddening in a small room
an
urn on a false column of pure intent
a
truckful of angels
a
blue suitcase
blue
bag
blue
tablecloth
blue
chair funky rhythms fading
blue towel to wipe your
hands on
(i
personalize the truth while you never forget the suffering of others)
a
blue truck full of broken angels
with
bright blue wings & breasts
a
blue bike to ride
blue
jar to fill unfill
blue
sweater to warm you
blue
open gem
a
background of blue for you to fade into
celestial
blue blue cell
wall
of ancient texture (texture(s) that is what describes this best)
a
classical example b.c.
a
blue shell for you to hear your music in
red
handle to get a handle on
bird's
blue song & dry flowers
it was '38 my
sister was born
i
'46 father 1911 mother i never remember 1914 perhaps
or
never knew along with the rest of the crazy world
3.
blue
brown
purple
red
green
yellow sound
it was only then
whenever then was
that things began to happen.
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