When We Sang in Asphodel

By Daniel Rabuzzi

Singing to the first pulse,

Amniotic heartbeat:

Hydrangea lilt,

Beat of lilies,

All the willows in the world

Swaying with you

            andante

Asphodel,

Asters,

A clutch of tea-roses

Without thorns, a miracle

Which you are

As you sing with

Trillium;

Now

            allegro moderato

Breathless but

Breathing out

Music, in

Music

Of violet, woodbine,

Drupal rhythm,

Drowsy no, no longer:

Wake-robin,

Jacob's ladder,

Oh now

            allegro

Wind through the aspens,

Trembling,

Solidago, sunflower

Reaching out for

Sun

            allegrissimo

            flowers

Sun song upon arrival,

Johnny jump ups,

Tansy,

Tulips in their vases

            con brio

Forget-me-not