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The Sunday Poem is published weekly, and strives to include the poet reading their work.
Michael Keshigian reads his poem at its conclusion.
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photo by Bekzat Tasmagambetov/via Pexels
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The Lady Sings
He often remembered
how it used to be with her,
his former lover,
who would sing him a song
every night before bed
then teach him each line
before sleep
as she sat upon the chair
beside the door
in the dark,
her weightless voice,
floating melodically from her throat
would saturate his ears,
fill his lungs
one pocket at a time
till he too burst forth in song,
greedy to join her
while she sweetened his mouth
with sugar,
glazed his lips with honey
and the harmony that ensued.
The days were interminable
after nights like that,
sunlight a lengthy reminder
that the moon will eventually rise,
though morning was a hollow reverberation,
the evening’s echo still ringing,
her singing.
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Listen to Michael Keshigian read his poem
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Michael Keshigian is the author of 14 poetry collections, his most recent, What to Do With Intangibles, from Cyberwit.net. His work has appeared in numerous national and international journals as well as many online publications, including California Quarterly, Chiron Review, Tipton Poetry Journal, San Pedro River Review, Oak Bend Review, and Sierra Nevada Review. He is a 7-time Pushcart Prize and 3-time Best Of The Net nominee.
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Listen to the 1990 recording of Shirley Horn singing “You Won’t Forget Me,” featuring Miles Davis on trumpet [Universal Music Group]
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