12-04 Rehearsal

nine,
flitting combat ballerinas bouncing,
eight,
shimmering, shammering, shimming, shazamming, sisters-of-agnus-dei
seven,
ways to sway, swoon, swan, snow, sally, say,
six,
measures of oh-my-god-just-breathe-through-the-magnum-oh
five,
men whirling, swirling, to the rafters, ringing, singing, hi-ya-hi-ya-hi-ya-
four,
comrades that ere I've known da-dahing champagne into their glass
three,
drummers beating out a rose on the holiest of nights,
two,
maestros waving maniacal mysterious ministrations of majesty-most-marvelous,
and
one...
reaching out his tiny hand...

Happy New Year!
(black-out)