A Plea

Close the door -
It’s too crowded out there.
Let’s cavort behind our dark door.
Let no one see how we love.
I can dance easier without
Prying eyes;
I can love easier
Without disapproving spies.
So heed my words
And let’s be wise -
Close the door, baby.
Close the door.

Written 4/8/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.

Birth

Empty echoes
As sound bounces off of space -
I watch a slow, serene birth
As pipes and wood meet
And mesh
To form one plural voice of many -
E pluribus unum;

Mechanics breathe a wind of life
Inside
Square wooden lungs

And a pipe organ is born.

Written 4/10/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.