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Poem by S N Solomons, set to music and recited by D W Solomons
(spoken voice, oboe and string quartet)
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The lounge is silent for a while
so lately pierced with screams
for no apparent reason
or else with wrenching
endless anguished
recycled syllables
semi-random linking sounds
completely drained of sense
and all around the room stare gaunt faces
of those with thoughts detached
that ricochet within their skull
black holes that suck in all
give scarcely nothing back
save for the brief lucid flash
and those piercing screams.
Copyright © Stan Solomons December 2007
Full score (pdf file)