the biography of a metaphor


the silence finds solace 

in the trembling of leaves. 

a song sleepwalks,

traverses a heart. 

corners of the sky 

are dogeared. 

he breaks the strings. 

they etch star trails. 

a fugue ruffles. 

the trembling (of the heart) 

seeks refuge 

in the silence of the leaves. 

he sleepwalks a song. 

they crumble the sky.

love (seldom) dreams of a moon. 

the comets whisper the secret. 

a fugue explodes.