a summary of the songs and the places

dearest Tony,

you breathe in with toe clenches
exhale in songed escapes
towards lands and faces melancholy
and sweet
as we love them to be

you take us south
and east
and back in time
so we lie on our backs
mouths opening up to
distant shaking stars
breathe in a rumble of
accordions and dust bowls
dark skin, chains
breathe out A major
A plus
we've got an education now

made of eye contact
sustained
branches of flowers on tables
with low lights
and we'll talk about
your painting
poetry
that turn of speech
how it feels
until bedtime