Conductor

painting sound

from the air

as a sweep of his arm lifts the violins over our heads

and his wrist drops cello into our laps

as the flutes drift in between his shoulder arcs

and a punch

lands the bass drum – bu-Bum

oboe is plucked up by his fingers as his head nods the violas closer

closer

and he sinks down into the quiet notes

cresCENDO

he stands tip-toe

drawing in the choir

.

close your eyes and still, his conducting dance

so vividly visible, wrapped in the notes, weaving into your soul

.