Singsong

read by rose kelleher

bodhrán bangu boku bongo
doumbek tantan timpani kedang
taiko maraca
tabla marimba
riq tambourine ~ djun-djun gong

zhonghu konghou cuatro banjo
hurdy-gurdy oud lute zither harp tar
lyre balalaika
bouzouki ukelele
cello violin ~ dulcimer guitar

bagpipe panpipe penny-whistle nose-flute
fife ocarina concertina pulalu
blues-harp jews-harp
didgeridoo yu
water-whistle conch ~ piccolo kazoo

wobble-board washboard udu jug handsaw
thumb-piano cowbell tissue-paper-comb
rainstick slapstick
rattlesnake spoon
whistle while you work ~ hum a little tune

 

Rose Kelleher’s poems have appeared in Anon, The Shit Creek Review,
Snakeskin, and other venues. Her first book, Bundle o’ Tinder, was
published by Waywiser Press in 2008.