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A BACH PRELUDE
The patterned calm the running counterpoint the running quavers touching the surface of stillness from where they came the rippling figures over the ground bass which flows in counter melody running deep running deep running deep lapping the rocks stones of time fingers on the keys of a well tempered clavier are as gently imposing as the waters waters of birth lapping out of hearing where the body takes shape the forming eye the patterned calm the rippling figure the counter melody lips rounded in song a calm prelude of a wife running deep deep deep song from the womb well tempered body with rippling figures waters of birth the prelude played the fingers touching air the cry after the stillness of melody body lapping time eye to pattern from birth to the deepest waters.
CHRISTOPHER PILLING

A BACH PRELUDE

The patterned calm
the running counterpoint
the running quavers
touching the surface of stillness
from where they came
the rippling figures
over the ground bass
which flows in counter melody
running deep
running deep
running
deep

lapping the rocks
stones of time
fingers on the keys
of a well tempered clavier
are as gently
imposing as the waters

waters of birth
lapping out of hearing
where the body takes shape
the forming eye
the patterned calm
the rippling figure
the counter melody

lips rounded in song
a calm prelude
of a wife running
deep
deep
deep
song from the womb
well tempered body
with rippling figures

waters of birth
the prelude played
the fingers touching air
the cry
after the stillness of melody

body lapping time
eye to pattern
from birth
to the deepest waters.

CHRISTOPHER PILLING

from
Headland #1

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