Same Current (Leanna Keith) by Onomatopoeia

A reading of Leanna Keith's graphic score "same current," commissioned in 2019 by the Onomatopoeia Trio.

same current

I saw the ocean and could not fathom
the ships
the size of my thumb
on the horizon
A beetle flew in a spiral
into the tall grass
a maze
of shifting winds
The grass in my pal
the sand between
my toes
Is there truly a divide if it all moves
with the same current?

This piece was inspired after exploring Ebey's Landing on Whidbey Island and being completely taken by the sounds of water next to sounds of the grass shifting in the wind. The poem and sketches of the graphic score were created that evening.