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as you rummage
for recalcitrant vongole
in a brimming bowl
the muffled underwater
clicks & chatter
of the clams
add fresh percussive
highlights & deflections
to the deeper musics
of the valley
& the kitchen
where a lean trio
of anchovies
& four fat cloves
of this year's garlic
embark upon
a new collaboration
in the wide expanses
of your aluminium pan
whereas in itchy dreams
concocted by mosquitoes
& streams of vermentino
I saw you stick
a mini octopus
on the front
of your SG
which served as
temporary amp
& living strumbuddy
but also sang along
in wordless gurgling croons
such coy & plaintive tunes
as could be captured
by the engineers
at ECM
then blended with
the tread & lustre
of a battered old
acoustic bass
in timeless
Lombard airs
Varzi, summer 2019