sometime between 1991 and 1996
a poem for younger readers from my hypertext novel axel-and-alice
kitchen
cut glass chimes tink
in the open window
a fly plays tenor didjeridu
all through its hour-long
operatic career
it bobs and dazzles through the kitchen
taps the window
creeps on the glass countenance
meanwhile the refrigerator
continuo
cuts in and out
keeps the beer cold
for the evening