It's Still Life

The Architecture of a Moment

Notes: Rooted in the oldest English tradition, Anglo-Saxon accentual verse follows the rhythm of breath and heartbeat rather than syllable or rhyme, where meaning is carried by cadence, image, and pause.

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How to Release a Song

First, the slow grind of spin,
black wheel, waiting world.
Then fingers, surgeon-sure,
lower the bridge of sound.

The needle, diamond pilgrim,
hesitates at the edge,
then finds its groove,
a spill of horns and heart.

The room drinks silence dry.

But if the hand trembles,
the pilgrim skates in haste,
racing circles to the centre,
a small steel heart does wait.

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Written for Writers’ Digest Poem-a-Day Challenge. Poems/prose and some images are ©Misky 2006-2025.