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Musical pick-up!

by Jane R. Ring

A pick-up expressed in musical terms:

hymn: the guy
bar line: where he meets her
sax: what he wants
suite: what he says she is
sheet music: what she puts on the CD player in her room
sol-fa: what they lie down on
“Triad!”: he suggests tying her up with a major chord
“Duet!”: her answer
staff: what he pulls out next
score: what he does
no treble: what he's had
a trill: what he assumes she's had
a C note: what she hopes for
forte: what she's willing to accept
a tenor: what he ends up paying
“Bass!”: what she calls him
“Pitch!”: what he calls her