30 Poems in 30 Days: The Smoke Billows (26/30)

Posted by Daniel Stout on Tue 26 Jun 2007 at 10:20 PM

26 June 2007

The Smoke Billows
by Daniel R Stout

The smoke billows
off the stage.
Industrial fans turn
as the lights begin to strobe.
In the belly
of the venue
far below the sidewalks,
an interview.
Jean-Luc De Meyer
talks impassively
with the lilt
of French
in his voice.
Dan the reporter
records the words
onto tape.
Above, the troupe
of adventurers
wait for the
sound check
to begin.
Holly takes a photo.
Faust stomps his boots.
Kari sits wide-eyed,
taking it all in.
A bass line emerges.
Then the drums.
Jean-Luc growls
into the microphone.
A snapshot of
a time, a place.
A beginning, really,
a hint of the future.
And now, a memory.

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