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MIRIAM’S MAGIC MUSIC BOX

Michael Glover

(c)2001


Miriam Stanislavsky came from Brooklyn Heights
Fell in love with Louie Gold in 1909
She was nearly 18
A lovely budding rose
Got pregnant through her passions
And married Louie Gold

Miriam had a music box
Had it since age 3
Given by her father
Who died quite suddenly
But Louie said, "No wife of mine
Will act a little girl."
He took away her music box
And gave her silks and pearls

Miriam’s magic music box
Got a thousand drawers
With a thousand locks
All your highest hopes
Hopes you’ve long forgot
Are alive in the drawers
Of her music box

Time went on
And Miriam had one son
Two sons
Three
Louie worked all hours
And piled up the money
He filled their home
With the finest things
Sweat and gold could buy
But love had flown away from them
Neither could deny

Louie took a mistress
As befit a modern king
He built the big guns for our ships
To kill our enemies
Louie rose so proudly
From the ash of poverty
Home late
He found his Miriam
Had died quite suddenly

Miriam’s magic music box
Got a thousand drawers
With a thousand locks
All your highest hopes
Hopes you’ve long forgot
Are alive in the drawers
Of her music box

A widower, a businessman
Two boys, an infant son
He gave away the youngest
What else could be done?
And Louie worked to douse the pain
Became a millionaire
By selling off his childhood hopes
By dealing in despair

Louie lived to 96
Died while he was dreaming
Dreaming of his Miriam
And Miriam was singing
She sang: "My love it’s time
To come with me and come alive!"
Had something hiding in her hands
That sparkled blue and white

Miriam’s magic music box
Got a thousand drawers
With a thousand locks
All your highest hopes
Hopes you’ve long forgot
Are alive in the drawers
Of her music box


[This message has been edited by blakeh (edited 09-02-2002).]