Funeral march
Going through the motions of death
Play along, play your part
But happiness escapes your lips
A sweet happy songs
Like joy fluttering up through the dust and tears
And the dust bears you down again
Butterfly wings won't get you far
Especially with all those stares
So play along, play your part
But even the sadness is joyful
The joy of living on
The joy of having lived life
And freedom is yours, melancholy and contentedly
With mourning and celebration
Displayed for the world to hear
From your viola strings
Author notes
What a gorgeous piece.
I would encourage any fellow violist to try it out. It's not all that hard at all. It's by Telemann, by the way. The title is the piece.
This poem will make much more sense if you listen to the piece. Here's a good rendition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hgtt_4sDPY#
A contest entry
- how quaint. by heartsoveratlantis.
800 points, ended October 22, 2007, 23 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Contradictory by Danna Hobart.
375 points, ended November 13, 2007, 18 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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This is something everyone should be able to relate to, and it fits the contest perfectly. Thank you very much for entering.
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Great flow excellent write i wish you the best of luck in the contest
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Gorgeous. It flows really well, except for -
The joy of living on
The joy of having lived life
It just feels redundant. Other than that, it's beautiful. Great stuff.
<33 Porcelain
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errr, I do love the sound of stringed instruments but thanks to a slow computer and basic inadequacy, I fear I shall not be able to view the youtube link.
so sorry
and therefore, it is slightly alienating..
oh well
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