darkened days

          have followed anyway

               and poppies, lady bug tunes

     those days before

          we heard the rain piping

               trains

     who could have known

          the player piano's wrenching tune

               brown and yellow skittering notes

     and lady bugs in their runes

          blood red fumes

               all singing together

                    who could have known

     the new paper moon, ah

          please rain, heaven's tears

               play it again, Sam

                    blood red paper fans

                         in the August moon