Audio Recording: Beetles & Stars
Or What The Scatterlings Said
Dear Ones,
Here’s an audio version of my XL cento that X.P. Callahan featured this week.
Nothing high-tech—I’m just reading into my phone. I hope you enjoy it in the playful spirit in which it was made. And if you’d like a bedtime story to go along, I’ll leave that here, as well.
Thanks again to all the source poets! For a full list, X.P. has linked to each one, as well as to a moving tribute of Alane Rollings (1950-2024). I so appreciate the time and care taken.
I trust the dark....each friend brings a spark of the sun...hurl your hope...in a slow boat...the apple of you...just you...tiny galaxy...the branches of your arms...a full glass...no gate...a crown...of beatles move upon the earth...the real world...clouds after rain...our bellies are full.
I love how you always make me pause and look closer at something so small. Ours is a rich world, and I mean ours as in all living beings, not just humans. You have a lovely reading voice, Ann. It's a joy to hear the love and attention in your voice as you read your beautiful poem.