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musical she never wanted to sing, dad was the one that was more musical, i guess, she always said she sounded just awful, and dad even agreed. he’d make a humorous threat, like, be careful, or i’ll make mom sing. but one thing mom was always musical at was yawning, i think she could hum a song while she yawned. usually, though, she would just start her yawn with a high pitch, then change key by key for five or six notes. the most unique yawn i’ve ever heard. sometimes we’d all just be quiet watching television and out would come one of mother’s original scores. it would always make one of us smile. Copyright Janet Kuypers. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission.

Watch the YouTube video Published in her book Close Cover Before Striking, read (for future audio CD release) 06/28/11 on WZRD radio, from the mini camera

See feature-length YouTube video 06/26/11 of ~45 minutes of the WZRD radio show with her reading poetry (including this poem) from the mini cam