renunciation
on the eve of Mary’s death, a spread of stars
union of the lamp and candle, chance
reflection of her changeful eyes that linger
careless on our huddled selves. hands
advance into the barrel’s mouth, scars
that welcome rain cry out against the light
heavy with the clouds that call her home. be still,
ask me what to say when nature spills
slugs and thistles from the grass beneath our fingers.
kittens in the wind, curved wood no shelter.
is sleep? recover strength, but not with night
turned down. the breath comes hard, we stand and swelter
through the chill of dawn. her warmth runs out,
examined as desires nourished doubt,
demands that we would witness, or live without.
--juizgax
I live in California, and have played guitar for 15 years, mandolin since march of '03. Since I tend to be a "lurker" here I haven't bothered to put much information about myself on my bio. I'm 37, keep my mandolin with me when driving cab (which I do 70+ hours a week), and play guitar on the off times that I'm actually home. I also write poetry, the above poem being based on an acronym of the the title of Our Cat Has Kitted, a tune I asked about in the one and only discussion that I have originated on The Session.
Tunes in Juizgax's tunebook: 8
| Our Cat Has Kitted | June 26th 2003 |
| Discussions | Re: Choosing your name for the Session. | January 25th 2004 |
| Discussions | Re: OT: Favorite fiddlers outside Irish | October 21st 2003 |
| Discussions | Re: Slow Airs | September 14th 2003 |
| Discussions | Our Cat Has Kitted | June 26th 2003 |
| Discussions | Re: Wanted: Mandolin | June 11th 2003 |
| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| Banish Misfortune | jig | Dmixolydian |
| Carolan's Farewell To Music | reel | Adorian |
| The Cat In The Fiddle Case | barndance | Gmajor |
| Cros An Lomanaigh | reel | Gmajor |
| The Otter's Holt | reel | Bminor |
| The Pigeon On The Gate | reel | Edorian |
| Sept Temps | jig | Cmajor |
| Whiskey Before Breakfast | reel | Dmajor |