Sonnet for a Grand Piano

"How many curves in this roller coaster? Bumps and giggles and fears? Going up to the sound of the clackety-clack. Going down to the rush of the wind in your ears. At the summit, slammed hard to the le..."

"Each time I close my eyes. I see flat, endless rows in greenish grey Young plants dot chalky earth, a constant, brutal Sun above to bleach the sky a blinding white. A child, I sway, woozy in the heat...."

"An explosion of purple rips along the top   of the entire length of fence A thick canopy of cascading flowers A mass of Chinese chimes poised to ring   in the slightest breeze. Flowers bubble forth..."