Thomas Cannon

Of Music and Dancing

After the silence,
the two person polka band
began to play.
In that way she spoke
telling us of music and dancing
on plywood dance floors under tents.
And of herself.
Her old friend sang with fading voice,
but Delores refused to have a solemn occasion.
How Great Thou Art
came only after Hoop De Doo.
Music filled the funeral home
Slow, constant sound,
persistent backbeat
bellowing cords
honest, unspoken words.
moved heel to toe in my mind.

Thomas Cannon‘s story about his son is the lead story in Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children with Autism. His novel The Tao of Apathy is on Amazon. He is published in: The Battered Suitcase, Midwestern Gothic, On the Premises, Freedom Fiction Journal, Corvus Review and others. He is the co-host of the local TV show Author Showcase in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and each year he helps put on the Lakefly Writers Conference.