For worlds that lie beyond the reach of poise

And must be captured with abandoned hands.

The music of my wife strives to be free

And often takes a light, unbalanced voice

While madly walking over thoughtful lands.

II

MY wife relents to life and does not speak

Each moment with a deft and rapid note.

Sometimes a clumsy weirdness finds in her throat

And ushers in a music that is weak