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There are no words for
the greatest commencement speech
which is devoid of words
but is the perfect blend of
melodies, alma mater themes
and drinking songs, that
Brahms put together in his
"Academic Festival Overture"
conducted by the peerless
Leonard Bernstein
listen -- and watch
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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
Love this, and your interview with K. Young.
Thanks, David! Brilliant as always.
Posted by: Sally Ashton | May 19, 2018 at 10:51 PM
Thank you, Sally. -- DL
Posted by: The Best American Poetry | May 22, 2018 at 02:12 PM