Rondo-Burleske
After Gustav Mahler, Symphony no.9 (1909) Lost in a labyrinth of counterpoint a polyphony of dead-ends where the hedges move even the earth is no longer unironic somewhere deep within a minotaur’s in a fugue though he too is lost in a labyrinth of counterpoint a clew of tangled scales marches leading nowhere Léharian laughter in D minor and once a glimpse of sky and song birds who aren’t lost in a labyrinth of counterpoint but all exits are blocked short-lived joy poisoned overwhelmingness overwhelmed by labyrinthine counterpoint and somewhere deep within a minotaur’s roaring rampaging through hedges enraged by a redly-budding century and the obscene tumescene of spring Jonathan Taylor Jonathan Taylor's books include the novels "Melissa" (Salt, 2015) and "Entertaining Strangers" (Salt, 2012), the memoir "Take Me Home" (Granta, 2007), and the poetry collection "Musicolepsy" (Shoestring, 2013). He is Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Leicester. His website is www.jonathanptaylor.co.uk.
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