dead in my mouth
silent music
      notes falling into night
           thigh bone
           thorax
           femur
   silent notes
        falling into dust and darkness
    fingers placed in bone holes
    marrow having rotted  into dust
There is no music
under asphodel
under stone in the grave.

Cenizas de Rosas was born in Curaçao, of Russian and Italian parents; she is currently doing research in the region of Transcarpathia for the sequel to her first novel, Rusalka Moon. Visit her Web site for more about her.