The tambourine man

After Isaiah 24

The tambourine man played

his song, and his songs,

jangling our ears and eyes

with his music, until he slowed

and stopped, dropping his tambourine

to the floor. He looked at us

in surprise, in pain, as if he had

forgotten the notes and the words,

music sliding from his memory

and ours until only silence

remained.

Photograph by Lilla Frerichs via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.