by Kellie Brown
What rises up?—
Steam from my red coffee mug,
Green tendrils of a stubborn succulent
What weighs down?—
Stacks of unread books,
Baskets of unfolded laundry
What waits in the space between?—
An unripe banana on the cluttered counter,
An untuned violin in its velvet-lined case
A tentative sip from the mug,
A turned page to chapter one,
A swipe of rosin on the bow,
Life in balance.
Dr. Kellie Brown is a violinist, conductor, music educator, and award-winning writer whose book, The Sound of Hope: Music as Solace, Resistance and Salvation during the Holocaust and World War II (McFarland Publishing, 2020), received one of the Choice Outstanding Academic Titles award. Her words have appeared in Earth & Altar, Ekstasis, Psaltery & Lyre, Calla Press, The Primer, Writerly, among others. More information about her and her writing can be found at kelliedbrown.com.
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