Coffee on the Piano for You
Coffee on the Piano for You
Eric G. Müller's writing gives voice to that orphaned part of our human experience: that numinous dimension of life where few of our common words dare to tread. In his new book he traverses a wide scope of subjects and spans a breadth of experiences, taking us through a tour of the themes that have fired his imagination over the last few decades. He illuminates places, quiet spaces, the seen and the unseen, and unsuspected flashes of consciousness with verbal alacrity and a wonderful sense of sound. With playful forms, quirky moments that often elude our attention, and his sheer delight at what language can do to the soul, Müller nudges his readers along with him as he inches us toward that frontier where new possibilities of language can warm, surprise, and inspire us.
David Anderson, Executive Artistic Director, Walking the dog Theater
Excerpt
A Date
I’ve got a date with
Destiny.
My calendar’s full of them.
But I lost it
On my way down.
And now,
Every day
I’ve got reason
To be worried
In case I miss
Important appointments.
And worse –
I’ll never know
Who I’ve disappointed,
What tasks left undone.
So I put on my shoes
And try to sense my way ahead
And try to sense my way ahead
And hope that providence
Will remember the
Where and when;
Remind me of the
How and why, or just
Prod me along.