5. Illumination of private gestures

Thus spake the Reaper: “A character’s gestures define that character. They also bind that character to other characters. A poet who makes a character’s private gestures accessible in engaged in the act of definition not by proclamation but by presentation.

What is the private gesture of being under the weather and experiencing writer’s block for the night. Head in hand? Rubbing forehead. Resigning to lie on the couch and listen to my new gift certificated download from iTunes, the American Music Club's “Love Songs for Patriots.”

The Ferryman returns tomorrow, I hope.