-schoenberg’s romance-

Before he drove head-long into it

sticking his neck to the twelve-

tone row, 

Schoenberg turned a tonal phrase.

Schoenberg was young

when they lined the walls

waiting their chance to dance with him

and dance with him they would.

The spine of the cactus was later to pierce

the wall-flowers in their ears.

But earlier, Tovelille listened to all of it.

Schoenberg danced with Tove,

one on the one-way road;— one to the twelve-

tone row.