The following poem is dedicated to Warren Benson. It was composed after hearing a performance of Warren’s “Danzon” for wind ensemble.
Another Story for Virgins (Warren’s DANZON)
marimba [?] . . . blossoms into . . .
ubiquitous NOW
awash in a swirl of amorphous sound
virgin ears spread to beckon
a penetration of the soul
through gentle mastery
ygckbcasdgcfqgehfvbcaaocuqgelbccu horn …jhqdhjabshjn
jhzgdfjhvxc flute…cvliyglhvbljhgviagvbabvaqfdfoecbewrr
rwc trumpet ..ufynntrcogouygybfocnryfvbgfovnkjhdgfevb
txuvcbtwefnirfcqnbq8egfqvfyagksdcbzgufbvazhdvccblwyt
is that sound having sax with me?..wboqgnmzvhgmkb
xcgxdygzrereqewxkhgfoqd clarinet …bcgfygecaa tuba..si
gdvbzvevdboiflgkjxbyxsduvhviu postage stamp…tgfikgk
ear drums dance in a space the size of a postage stamp
…urefvtfsistr NOW…tyzfsdrgfznbdf slow danzing…fxcnbqp
cbxvciyfsefvyxbgeyyetouzfhgvfzdfkzgdkayegrmngdffgmzg
jmbdvuafjbzvfv synapses tango..kjzgfbhyrfmnzgwnvitgfsk
what is this touch?..mzgbncnhçxg gentle mystery
…kzyfzgfzbgdxzegdczhctxmßxdknbckdyddrcvbaeixun
vc trombone …mnbxgdtzbcgsoyfgzxgeiuyfganxbagzvdmz
xdhg is that a chime?…mxgrytfxdytrhserygffufygzhernmrw
lnzhguefnhgxflfhzrflzucchztzgdfrizuydmjcgflugzhgzdnfzlulhn
gdflzglifgbz.xdvczgfiznbflgkzhgfkjjhkjzjhdkjgufdnmytxhslpwkf
gh chiming time? h j g p f z r d k NOW
