Stella by Starlight
“Leave to dogs and the angels
the music that lies beyond hearing.”
. (Jane Hirshfield)
‘Stella by Starlight’
Chet Baker live in Tokyo.
So strange to listen here,
alone, to something
once recorded live, so
long ago and far away,
while I write to you,
and while I wait
for the kettle to boil,
and for my thoughts
to gather and to settle
on this page –
thinking of you
and knowing that
you’re real: Real
but also far away,
as far as that trumpet,
recorded in long dead time.
‘Stella by Starlight’
Still live in Tokyo.