getting serious

no kidding around anymore

no scribbled notes on lined paper

this is serious business

this is an exercise book for flute,

not just any book, but books 1-6.

i never did books 1-5.

much to learn

always much to learn about why

I hear the clatter of forks and knives

across the street as our neighbor we cared for

over her years of misery spends time with

our friends, yes, we who cared

for her during her darkest years

are not welcome.

thank goodness for the purity of flute,

the pure sound of song, 

for this, I am grateful.