Tony plays the kalimba/haiku break free or five and a half haiku
Tony plays the kalimba
trees blossom
perfume the soft airwe walk up union street
up the hill
laughArmour says, "I'm going to write this."
"Do it, yeah," we say
more laughterbouncing up union street
circling electrons
around the mysterious centerplaying the kalimba
perfect liquid notes into the night
more laughterwe laugh all the way
why we went down the hill I don't remember
it doesn't matteronce, long ago
we went down the hill© Kristine Brown
written during the early morning hours of September 29, 2007, for a fundraiser for Tony Vaughan
after Tony left
after Tony left
after Tony left
an angel fallen back to heaventhe light was less
we had expected his death
after Tony left
in the bone
filling where the breath must be
unexpected enormity
after Tony left without fear
leaving us all behind
under a grey sky on a grey shore blown by wind
© Kristine Brown
completed the afternoon of October 19th for a memorial reading for Tony VaughanBack to Tony Vaughan