coltrane blows
a hopeful refrain
through
come rain or shine
as the rain
pounds
the glass
i stare through
no whispers
to the moon
or twinkling stars
greet the gloom
of winter
feebly
grasping at
the defiant
texas sky

there is an
undercurrent
of trapped madness
that trips
merrily
along the high hat
metallic shiver
the smooth piano
laying the background
for the
brass dreamspittle
that drenches
the oppressive night

somewhere out there
night has
fallen over you
the moon shines
brightly
awash with all
the secrets
whispered
under clear skies
when the
promise of the world
isn’t suffocated
by drifting
heartdander
when the stars
dance
in our eyes
no matter
how far apart