Hall of Fame - May 1999

Amy Cipolla

Symphony
By Amy Cipolla
Poetry 002

Last night
I took a bath
with Beethoven,
Bach, and Brahms.
Naked, I waited for each
movement, listening, absorbing,
the little water adagios
against my body.

Allegros danced
like Swedish massage
first across my face
and down each arm,
pulsating my tired legs
and pentrating
the tissue
of my aching back.

I closed my eyes
and let the music flow over me
a waterfall of crescendos
and pianissimos-
pulling me,
grabbing me,
dragging me
under the sea of music.

When the storm of melody
reached its feverish pitch,
and the last note died,
the audience sprang to its
feet with yells of bravo
and encore.
I stood. I clapped,
still wrapped
in my little black dress.

Copyright © 1999 Amy Cipolla. All Rights Reserved.

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The Hall of Fame - May 1999

There Once Was a Man By Anne Gebhardt Fiction 001

Symphony By Amy Cipolla Poetry 002

There Once Was a Man
By Anne Gebhardt
Fiction 001

Symphony
By Amy Cipolla
Poetry 002