Pachelbel’s sling shot

It’s a silent day and no death to report.
Even in the Big Apple no one “slain,
slashed or murdered” in 24 hours.
Pachelbel lofts a few notes: they
land peacefully. I’m told it is a miracle.
And in the woods for all I know
every raptor and carnivore
has declined to dine. Pachelbel lofts
a few notes: they land peacefully.
It seems this day that every winter bird
simply took a day of rest, full of old seeds.
Pachelbel lofts a few notes: they land
peacefully. In the news, there’s
plenty of “ready, aim” but blessedly,
no “fire.”  Pachelbel lofts a few notes:
they land peacefully. In short,
no animals were harmed ,
no people hurt, no hearts broken
in the making of this poem.  Pachelbel
lofts a few notes:  they land peacefully.


news from a small town 21, November 2012