Diminuendo
drums and trumpets all together in my closet settling in for the night
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Monday 28 December 1668.
Dave Bonta
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drums and trumpets all together in my closet settling in for the night
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Monday 28 December 1668.
Four short lines, and the whole scene is a small surprise: drums and trumpets, usually the loudest things in a band, are tucked away in a closet like sleepy children. The title, "Diminuendo," is a musical term for getting gradually quieter, and that's exactly what the poem does.
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