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     Lynne Bronstein is now a crime writer, with a short story in the anthology LAst Resort, and a playwright whose Shakespeare adaptation “As You Like Totally Like It” was produced by the Expressions reading series. She also adds that she’s a poet with two Pushcart nominations to her credit.

I Didn't Make Love to the Boys from Britain

I dreamed that I jammed
With scores of musicians.
With Rod Argent
And Stevie Winwood.
Keith Emerson
And Rick Wakeman.
I also flailed around a keyboard
Adding my arpeggios to theirs.
I dreamed I played guitar
With Eric Clapton,
George Harrison,
Keith Richards
And Jimi Hendrix.
I played dry and I played wet.
I bottlenecked.
I worked the feedback.
Wa wahed like crazy.
I shared the camaraderie
Of shared humbuckers
And tortoise shell picks.
I dreamed I played in a band
With Joni Mitchell,
Carole King,
Laura Nyro,
And Memphis Minnie.
We played the rock fests
And won four Grammys
And were voted into
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice each
As a band and as individuals.
I woke up in a state
Of excitement,
Of lust,
Of unrivaled bliss.
I stroked the neck of my guitar
And its strings that felt
As soft as layered hair,
And kissed the mouthpiece
Of a flute
That played notes bigger and riper
Than Mick Jagger's lips.

copyright 2015 Lynne Bronstein

If Ice Cream Sodas Could Talk

If ice cream sodas could talk
Their sweet torrent of ideas
Would take us by surprise.

Some uncool guys regard
Women as cupcakes to consume.
Surprise! We also talk.

copyright 2015 Lynne Bronstein