#mar. 4

Fred and Adele Astaire arrive in New York on the SS Europa, March 4, 1931.

She pauses in the doorway

For the callback

That’ll never come;

They’re done acting.

And besides,

He’s already starting to try

To forget her.

There’s a little more vanished

With every mouthful,

And when he finishes the bottle,

She’s gone. The flowers

On the bedside table

Are wilting:

Their sky blue petals

Shriveling, and falling down

Onto the scratched wood.

He stares at the vase,

Trying to remember their name. They’ve been going in circles

For too long,

Stuck on a ride

No longer merry;

They just go-round,

Go-round,

Go-round

Until the horses unhitched

And they went tumbling

I'm back in my new-wave phase for a little bit. I bought...

The Smiths "Meat Is Murder"

Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures"

New Order "Low-Life"

The Cure "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me"

Mar. 4, 2013

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