a brown haired
beautiful pianist
who played
Brahms, Mozart, Schumann
and who wanted
a Minnesota
child, family,
home

but she
slowly departed
now hears
voices
believes all are against her
and no longer remembers
that i sang
as she
played

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Daniel N. Nelson lives in Alexandria, Virginia. His career has included academe, service in the US Army, as a Congressional staff member, stints in the State and Defense departments and global consulting. Dan authored a collection of poetry PERFORMANCE and recently contributed to the Broadkill Review, the Boston Literary Magazine, an anthology NOVA Bards & elsewhere.

Photo: Cristina Gottardi