Theresia Constanzia Adelheid Friedericke Maria Anna Mozart
With Johann I constantly itched,
and my lower back ached
from carrying a hill up a mountain.
I could feel his feet nudge me
for sweets, sweets, sweets--and me hungry
the way I once was for Wolferl’s kisses.
I knew he was a boy
the way he kicked me--
intent on kicking the door down.
Theresia was like moonlight on a pond.
She was content treading water,
and happy as she came sloshing out.
She loved us the moment she saw us.
Johann died within a month,
but Theresia was my only girl
and Wolferl and I loved her
the way a piazza loves its fountain,
our lives centered around her.
Wolferl boasted how quickly
she mastered pooping and eating!
A prodigy right from the start!
And suddenly she is gone,
like a firefly’s lantern flickering out
by summer’s close.
My ulcerated leg demands I leave
immediately for Baden and its springs,
though no healing waters
can cure my heartsickness.
All I think about is my dead children,
Raimund, Johann, Theresia…
my heart a cave on a beach,
empty but for the waves
rushing senselessly in and out.
Theresia Constanzia Adelheid Friedericke Maria Anna Mozart
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Re: Theresia Constanzia Adelheid Friedericke Maria Anna Mozart
Delightfully somber. I recall her from the movie about his life. She deserves this Bob
Nicely done
Nicely done
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Re: Theresia Constanzia Adelheid Friedericke Maria Anna Mozart
Hi Bob,
My availability is sporadic & abbreviated - I do read - can't workshop as I usually like
Your poem here is on my radar for a possible nom in the Dec IBPC
esp like the piazza-fountain rapport - the finale is pregnant with poignancy -
immediately this lyric & voice resounded like ultrasound
https://genius.com/Fleetwood-mac-goodbye-baby-lyrics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCbcgbyq-is
Michael (MV)