"Improvised, Noughts and Crosses"
points strung
pearls lacking
wisdom scattered
poetically,
of no large matter
rolling lost across a floor
stuck in the cracks
hidden in strange corners,
what do points matter;
when connected
unbroken,
the creative heart
improvised united,
becomes beautiful
more pure,
of some composed
great importance,
love like magic,
lifts the room
vibrating higher
by score
the lost pearls.
points wedged
in strange corners,
hear the sound
lifted, they
understand,
it all
improvised,
vibrating higher
by score
(LadyLabyrinth / 2022)
“Ben Folds & The Contemporary Youth Orchestra”
https://youtu.be/xMs3XoRM1LM
"Ben Folds and Contemporary Youth Orchestra Improvised Piece"
https://youtu.be/36MLAWaigM0
“One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces”/Ben Folds Five
https://youtu.be/SrWSkQMWlAY
TIC
Competitive repetitive compulsive movement sound
Nervously unknown to me I rebound
TACK
Like a ship I sail I change my course the boat's head through the wind
TOE
A digit of the foot just three phalanx bones honed
Gridded nine square I am
A seeker alternating turn complete row
Is it jest or just a game, games
Diagonal
Noughts and crosses
Diagonal horizontal
Lethargic I take the toll
Three in a row
Tic-tac-toe
6/16/21
Written by James Edward Lee Sr ©
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