sea breathing. started pulling in. staves loose on

their tether. for those in berets, those in
caps. to clap first. bruising chords. flute against the

wall. moon up there, half a minim. chill of too
few. entire sea. nine is important.

grammar of nil. breathing. the fresh pull, the
new tug, the neaping. paying to clap. half in,

half under. insistence of xylophone.
the entire. while the limestone is dreaming?

sift of urgency. the paying. so A and
tight and high. allow, keep. listen to it’s

riffs. rain washed tomorrows. nougat of mortar.
keep the entire sea breathing. gypsied

silence. allow the paying to clap first.