I brought a music box in from the snow and raised it.
It called to me in the deep blue nights, and I wrapped my body around it to give it lullabies.
It gave me being needed, and there we were--
flesh and cylinder--
a blizzard of simple melodies in the middle of the night.
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55 words for the G Man.
your mind is a mysterious but beautiful thing...
ReplyDeleteShay...
ReplyDeleteONLY YOU can make Musical Instrument Erotic Symbolism fricking Beautiful!
I hate using that word, but there are few words more befittin.
Loved your Tuneful 55
Thanks for playing, You know how much I appreciate your great talent, and have a Kick Ass Week-End
Your gift for turning the most complex relationships into simple music never more clearly on display than here--and beautiful is the right word. We may love the song and still never know all the little wheels and gears that whir it into our minds and hearts.
ReplyDeleteSo, was this a personal challenge, or did somebody throw down the "55 word" gauntlet? Regardless, excellent work!
ReplyDeleteLove this! Very sensuous.
ReplyDeleteAnd every single word sheer perfection. Awe-inspiring, what you do with words, kiddo. Seriously.
ReplyDeleteYour book My Mad Love, by the way, is - FREAKING FANTASTIC!!!!
Shay, the mere idea of bringing the music box in like a stray and raising it... where does your beautiful brain GET this stuff?
ReplyDeleteSinew and cylinders. That alliteration, perfect. Loved every word! Amy
Achingly rich!
ReplyDeleteAloha
"Blizzard of simple melodies" I love it. :)
ReplyDeleteHoly crapola. How come you can do so much with just 55 words and I can take 10 or 20 times that and still stumble?
ReplyDeleteYou are Mama Zen. You're both too wordy.
I loved this, Shay. You have the gift of turning the impossible into the probable. Now I want a music box friend :)
ReplyDeleteLove this image of the music box. And a couple lines really stand out for me:
ReplyDelete"It gave me being needed,..."
and
"a blizzard of simple melodies..."
this is one time i wouldnt mind the machines taking over
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteI agree with G Man...only you could make a music box something deliciously sexy. I loved the line: "a blizzard of simple melodies in the middle of the night."
ReplyDeleteI also like how you changed your site. I love the header picture or was it always there and I'm not very observant?
So soothing and comforting.
ReplyDeleteWonderfully inventive.
ReplyDeletedoes the music box vibrate?
ReplyDeleteyeah, you gave it lullabies, all right. and it gave you.....
{wicked grin}
{hee hee}
i couldn't resist and i'm NOT sorry!
♥