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Three Candles For Nat King Cole


 Three small candles set each in own crystal,
 together placed triangular,
 dipping, whipping, pouncing
 like sun-shined ripples
 of shore-bound lake water
 quivering effervescently seductive
 to that uncompromisingly elegant mood
 "Unforgettable," Nat King Cole.
 The candle's ironic energy:
 uncontrolled steps exhibiting wondrous grace,
 a tempo set by the breeze, chaotically keeping
 perfect time,
 dissonant synchonicity to such glass sound.
 Antithetical matrimony;
 parent proudly watching spastic child son swim laps in pool.
  
  
  
  
  
  
Copyright 1997 John Feissel. All rights reserved.