intone

“I am a voyager upon the planet,” I often intone to myself, as if I were a character in a science fiction epic and not just a guy walking to the bus stop.

“I am a voyager upon the planet,” I often intone to myself, as if I were a character in a science fiction epic and not just a guy walking to the bus stop.

“Why is Black discourse always about precipitation,” they intone, “While ignoring the sweet scent of petrichor after rain.”

The singers intone the text quickly while sliding downward with their voices, or hold long, clear notes that blossom into brief melismas.

Separated from their calves to produce milk, they intone musical verses about their motherly desperation.