WHEN CARLOS SMILED
A conductor. Some say he was the best
Carlos Kleiber named. Though Argentina
Would never be his life-long residence
His music was at once both clean and wild
Perhaps revealed the best when Carlos smiled
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I never knew him save from videos
But there I saw him clear, indelibly
He upped the tempo and fine tuned the swoops
Rehearsing in a manner that seemed mild
But it told quite a tale when Carlos smiled
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That smile began intensely, from within
Then danced with the crescendos as they rose
And as his arms swept to each side in joy
His clean and wild performances were styled
And so my heart would rise when Carlos smiled
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Each one of us has their superlatives
The rarest of the treasures our life gives