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Radio
I left it
on when I
left the house
for the pleasure
of coming back
ten hours later
to the greatness
of Teddy Wilson
"After You've Gone"
on the piano
in the corner
of the bedroom
as I enter
in the dark
from New and Selected Poems by David Lehman
Wow. Flashback! *Alexanders* !!!!! :o
Posted by: Karen Resta | February 17, 2016 at 02:17 PM
I feel guilty laughing at this! A line of dialogue straight out of one of DL's favorite noirs.
Posted by: jim c | February 17, 2016 at 11:13 PM
My dad had some great one-liners. After this one, I wanted to grow up to be a "rangy broad."
Posted by: Stacey Lehman | February 21, 2016 at 11:46 AM