soundteller

ocean distills in drips of
wood brass steel animal vibrating
as the teller felt
warmth and light in dark
shape
islands into whales
seahorses into mares into colts
birds and fire
notes dying dancing step
turn toward
mountains diving down into sea
shifter
running with tiger soaring walls
flickering cave

sculpture and symphony hall at sunrise, preston and howard streets, baltimore

(marin alsop began leading the baltimore symphony orchestra in 2007)

once and future plunderbund

trade laws enrich rich
commercial conspiracies menace from a twilight zone in nation-state
unreasonable campaign contributions corrupt
overissues of stocks and bonds suppress legitimate investment
favored banks exploit
wage earners rights regarded as restraints
special privilege interests absorb and waste natural resources
impure foods compromise health
imperialism experiments abandon values
special interests misuse delegated power usurp government
begin to begin to begin again

armory at sunrise
(the 1912 democratic convention was held at the fifth regiment armory on bolton and preston streets and adopted a progressive platform)

vast assemblage

in happy land
fortresses burn
schemes of bondage
storm
breaks rock in loud applause
peace and safety
find

armory to west at sunrise
(the fifth regiment armory on bolton and preston streets, built in 1901 and dedicated in 1903, hosted civic events and conventions, including the northeastern saengerbund shortly after its dedication)