Her hands ripple over the piano keys
Like Chinese silk banners in a breeze.
And she says, "Throw your voice far, far outward,
Like a fishing line toward the sea."
I am the pig before whom pearls are thrown
In the form of singing advice.
I marvel at the lustre of each
And strive to remember them all.
They are glimpses into a foreign world,
A world of professionalism and skill,
Not the amateur's inelegant domain.
"Emphasize the 'de' in 'vedete,'" she advises.
"Crescendo after the ornament in servitu."
Diamonds could not be more greatly welcomed
Or more eagerly snatched up.
And though all these pearls might be forgotten
In the nervousness of tomorrow's performance--
With practice, I can adorn my voice with them
Forever.
Author notes
Dedicated with gratitude to Ms. C. Bonbright.
In a list
A contest entry
- March New Members contest by AP Greeters.
600 points, ended April 8, 2008, 64 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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My daughter is a singer in chorus about to have a performance next week. I wonder does she see music the same way. Nice flow and structure. Very passionate and nice use of metaphor. Thank you for sharing and welcome to allpoetry.
I encourage you to keep writing to read and comment.
God Bless
Tammy
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Tammy--Thank you! I wish your daughter the best in her performance.
I am very glad I found AllPoetry; it's been a wonderful place.
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Nice Poem
A very interesting journey into the world of professional singers I didn't realise you had to be a ventriloquist joking aside it is a very nice poem
and I found it quite pleasant to read.I write story poems "Peter's Girl" "Tne Waife" "The Pit" ETC.I think you may find one you like.Best Wishes George +++
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Jud--Thank you for reading and commenting! I'm glad you enjoyed my poem. My accompanist was stunned when I gave her a copy. (g)
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Aerden
hope you will be reading my work soon "Blue Eyes"or
"Little barefoot Girl or even "The Waife".I Hope your accompanist has recovered from her "stunning". Best Wishes. George
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This is great, and as someone who plays an insturment I can totally relate and I know what you're talking about. I love this line, "I am the pig before whom pearls are thrown".
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This is very nice very well written. Welcome to Allpoetry. Good luck with this. thanks for your comment
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Welcome to AP!
Lovely crafted poem. The imagery, metaphors are cool...and this flows nicely. Good job. ***Pam*** -
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Very well written and constructed piece. The imagery and underlying emotion is very clear and powerful. Great Job! ~Peace~Gar -
Welcome to Allpoetry
This is a beautiful piece. Lovely imagery and metaphors. This flows like silk!
Thanks so much for your entry
Gaylene
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Gaylene--Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Chantal
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I loved the metaphors in this piece. Some of it sound like passages from the Bible like.." I am the pig before whom pearls are thrown " .
It was good and makes you think.
Kari
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Welcome to AllPoetry
"I am the pig before whom pearls are thrown
In the form of singing advice.
I marvel at the lustre of each
And strive to remember them all"
Such a beautiful poem you have penned, this just flows so nicely down the page
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Thank you for your entry
Best of luck
Stay safe
~Manda
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Welcome to AllPoetry
Wow, this is nice... I like the imagery, the first 2-3 stanzas are particularly beautiful in my opinion. I also enjoy the feeling this brings... lovely work, keep writing. Good luck in the contest
~Diana
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Diana--Thank you! I look forward to writing more here.
Chantal
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