Keyboard Magnificat

I move obtrusive objects-

The white wicker chair,

The weavery tomes,

The washing basket.

And I stand at the electronic keyboard

Wondering what to play.

Practicing my arpeggios-

Flicking my wrist under

Searching for that distant note.

Discord

And I start again.

Persistence

And I start again.

Then it comes-

My fingers hit the mark-

And I perform to the empty room.