Quiet symphony.

by Poet on the Piano   Apr 23, 2020


If there could be a place
where realism fades into the background,
closest to the moon like Mount Chimborazo
or at the bottom of the Mariana Trench,
where I could survive,
then break the surface.
My bones, slowly turning to dust,
will soon fill the land mines;
save me from disfiguration.
I ask that you leave
traces of my quiet symphony
at the most extreme points of Earth,
for she knows of my torment, and she
would carve the most intricate armor
where my harmonies could be traced.
Deliver me from the blade of precision;
scatter me,
but do not forget the cadences I've left
for you.

-

Written while listening to the composition "Ete" by composer Philippe Rombi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFvaCMA-KXg

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  • 4 years ago

    by Dagmar Wilson

    Lovely and I am moved. Music is very important. Thank you for sharing. All the very best and be safe

    • 4 years ago

      by Poet on the Piano

      Yes, indeed, music holds such power and importance! All the best to you too, Dagmar, thank you.

  • 4 years ago

    by Ben Pickard

    And what a lovely piece of music that is too, MA. Thank you for the link - thoroughly enjoyed.
    So much of what I write I scribble away whilst listening to Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana - Intermezzo. If you don't know it, give it a listen. It quite literally transports you to another place. There's something special about writing to a piece of music that moves you completely - it's almost too much emotion to bear sometimes, isn't it? I'm going to bet that you know what I mean.

    Lovely work. All the best as ever,

    Ben

    • 4 years ago

      by Poet on the Piano

      Thanks so much, Ben! And I have not heard the piece, thank YOU for sharing it. Listening now and it's beyond moving, words can't being to describe it. I work part-time at our city's orchestra and my co-workers and I will usually send videos throughout the week like this or are like "hey, check this piece out!". Each time, we learn something new and are able to connect with it emotionally. Isn't it amazing how it can open our minds and hearts, and give us the ability to, like you said, transport somewhere else. Which is often needed if we're caught up in thoughts that we can't seem to calm or control or that just overwhelm us.

      Thanks again, Ben!

    • 4 years ago

      by Ben Pickard

      Glad you liked it, MA, and that you understood what I meant. I knew you would.

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