23 April 2010. Sunny April day, arms churning at pool...
And why so obsessed by a song? Shalandy Polnie Kefali, voice of Mark Bernes. But something else as well--harder to pinpoint--the Russian-ness of the melody line--the particular ups and downs in a sequence of tones. Having to do with the shifting tones in a landscape--an Odessa sky...
Here, a zaftig lady, sitting alongside. My Russian instructor (this I'm inventing), in long dress, dark shawl with amber broach. Her smile--also a set of shifting tones. And why not? She comes from there...as do we all...
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