Morning cracks on Beacon Hill brick
Hound nose presses cold to worn nick
Altos hum where gas lamps flicker low
Footfalls trace where shadows used to go
Paw prints press the mortar seams
Autumn folds its amber dreams
Two voices rise from single throat
Hymn and howl on same soft note
Brick hound runs where choir sound
Paving stones return the round
Light leans long on russet fur
Psalm and bay begin to blur
Charles River wind cuts through the pins
Hound ears catch the violin's thin
Soprano breath from balcony above
Drops like acorns, drops like love
Paw prints press the mortar seams
Autumn folds its amber dreams
Two voices rise from single throat
Hymn and howl on same soft note
Brick hound runs where choir sound
Paving stones return the round
Light leans long on russet fur
Psalm and bay begin to blur
No collar tags, no parish roll
Just paws that know the shepherd's scroll
Nose tracks scent of wax and pine
Where tenor lines and fault lines twine
Splash cymbal crashes like a bell
Telecaster tears the citadel
Voice cracks open, raw and true
Altos sing what tenors knew
Brick hound runs where choir sound
Paving stones return the round
Light leans long on russet fur
Psalm and bay begin to blur
Dusk paints copper on the corner store
Hound rests flank on sacred floor
Two breaths sync in cooling air
Hallelujah hums where light leaves bare
Brick hound runs where choir sound
Paving stones return the round
Light leans long on russet fur
Psalm and bay begin to blur
Brick hound stays where choir sound
Telecaster fades on maple air
Bass walks home down copper stair