Bodies,
Ours
And others,
Gurgle.
Make
Music.

None melodic, its reason is different.
With the aid of substances we know not,
Life continues.
A cantaloupe here, a Klondike bar there.
Sausages, nuts and cranberry-berry – berry sauces
Turn a ditty
Into the Hallelujah Chorus.

Unmute.
Sing along.

Charlene James-Duguid
Amissville, Virginia
December 22, 2020