the lexophiliac's musical poetry

when i was in elementary school i was what the kids call a "smartypants" and was chosen for the all elite & highly selective "gifted & talented" class. in g.t. one afternoon i recall an exercise our teacher had us do. we each had a large piece of construction paper and a pencil. she put on a classical piece and told us to draw what the music made us think of. i really enjoyed this exercise and kept the drawing for years that depicted a story i thought the music told me (something involving an antebellum beagle).

i recently (as in ten minutes ago) decided to express music through nondescriptive language and test a stream of consciousness (like legitimate falling to the sound) of what i think during a song.

the result?

the lexophiliac's musical poetry

[1901--Phoenix]

tambourine bell cactus echoe and buzz

vibrate tongues hydrate

beak song vocal purse waterfall out

lie down you know we teasin

lay down reflecting pool eye

ring of cartoon pine

president 1901 rapunzel tower

20 seconds

tumble fire escape photography

fern bullfrog bounce

repeat x guitar wince

triple wince tumble then out with sheer ice cuts whispered with magenta