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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
Not bad, but I still prefer the version I grew up with:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEaDQTV_nfc
Posted by: Michael C. Rush | September 03, 2021 at 12:20 PM
Thanks, Michael. Frankie Laine was pretty terrific. And he wrote good songs, too, e.g. "We'll Be Together Again."
Posted by: David Lehman | September 03, 2021 at 02:06 PM