Ruth Benvegnen, who lives in Switzerland and records under the name FistleRoots, contacted me to ask if she could use my poem “If I Had 3 Lives” as the basis of a song. She works in Suno, an app that lets you provide lyrics and pick genre, voices, melody, etc. via AI. After hearing some of her songs, I agreed immediately. I think the song she wrote and the added lyrics are beautiful! If you go out to listen to “my” song, be sure to hear some of her others. They are all wonderful.
Tag: realization
Augury
I stopped for groceries after work.
Jeff will be late again tonight.
“Don’t wait up,” he always says.
I hate these country roads at night –
twisting, full of ruts. I woke
this morning choking back a scream,
but the dream escaped
with the trembling.
I round a bend, see movement
in the willows. Slow, I tell myself.
It’s probably nothing.
– Sarah Russell
First published in Black Poppy Review
Sarah Russell Poetry 