crescendo, diminuendo, poco a poco
the cycle of seasonal depression
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1.
crescendo
shadows stretch long
along lengthening sun
and sleeping things
crawling from the dirt
hungry
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2.
diminuendo
the decline is fast
from equinox to solstice
my legs, my arms
my head
sink into my bed
my bed
my bed smells of sadness
so i hibernate
until the equinox
when the birds fly back
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3.
poco a poco
the cicadas will sound soon
coalescing oscillations
trilling to high hum above
the start of feverish nights
beginning fantasies
of rolling thunder storms
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Definitions
crescendo - the instruction to play/sing with a gradual increase in volume within a musical piece
diminuendo - the instruction to play/sing with a gradual decrease in volume within a musical piece
poco a poco - from Italian meaning “little by little,” used to emphasize to play/sing a musical piece “little by little,” for example: you can “poco a poco crescendo” which means to crescendo little by little i.e. gradually
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Excerpt: creeping, consuming, settling into corners and folds
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Illustration by Chaia Levi.
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Comments (1)
Oh you draw as well. So jealous. You are gifted. I love your work, hoping to read some more. This one is lovely as well.