In Madison Square
IN MADISON SQUARE
Only the sound of silence
As timeless Simon and Garfunkel begin
Singing in the Madison Square night
A reminder of post-911 defiance : The Boxer’s
Inspired tale of no surrender – he remains,
Beaten but undefeated. The art of survival.
Wild hair and unsure of his arm movements,
Art, in his awkwardness and tallness,
Like a kitten dangling in a pair of blue jeans,
But purring his heavenly harmonies,
Reaching to the heights as Simon drops to bass.
Paul creating magic on the guitar
In the darkness, our old friend,
Mellow music-poet in his home city.
Solidarity in the audience and me in middle,
Drinking it all in, savouring each metaphor and descant,
Till the li-de-li-li-de-li s ended and the
Cheering and clapping split the night.
Copyright © Sidney Beck | Year Posted 2011
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