—for Anton Webern
place Pigalle night nine teen o five
the house of Dr Gachet
a light not enough
to see what color
this was told to you
will all of it be
cold for now
from where
a wind
wait and there
no
still
at once
dust
in line a long
the stone
got smaller
what else
to and then took
now down
a path
no go not to
water wave worn
turn to stone
soundless those
for many were
a light
though known held off in telling
glass
hold
tone
light shaped for touch
golden was
or not
before
night wound stars
twist
about
that here
and there may be was not
turned around
by the way
three
far
towards the sound
in play for long
against and line unfold
air
ground
sediment
open
and a light for
the call
clearing
near
fire
hold out seen to touch over
up
curve
used to share the earth
carved hold on air
winged caught fall
rooted here
fourfold
one flying would
a place given
a rock here turn the way
will be one so there
hard run tide fold
they where none
what was said
to hold
will
tell
the hand turned
there
and there
broken for this
light
and found a way
stone as
made for
still fold of cloth
weight
and a long time
held fast
still held
one will come
turning to speak
a change
be silent
dance
waiting too long
door way
from so far
framed by
out
opening
no way back
dust mud dust
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In Strauss and Hofmannsthal’s opera, Elektra's final words are: “schweigen und tanzen!”