the beauty
fragile,
soft,
white,
waits to unfold
to expose the bosom
out of its water-lily bud shape
under the moon lightin the cathedral of night.
followed by echoes...
...Beethoven's fingers soft touch lingers
upon the white and black harpsichord keys
holding together arch shadows,
stained glass light,
and Cologne pretzel crumbs
on my lips and shirt.
Author notes
Swan picture courtesy of Mad Moon
Graphic artist unknown
Thanks in advance for all your kind comments.
If I do not answer you it doesn't mean that I do not care.
Moonlight
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A contest entry
- Picture~Inspired PIF Contest by Night Hope.
1000 points, ended May 17, 2008, 7 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Moonlight by crivanea.
300 points, ended October 4, 2008, 27 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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Everything about this poem works very well, from the background and the picture, to the tone of the poem itself. Thank you for entering.
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my fav. classical music...lovely write..beautiful style..wonderful shift in imagery..nice job!..best of luck
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Written with beauty and elegance, this is a lovely piece of poetry.
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I love the line breaks, the tenderness of it all
the flow and metaphor
you are a gifted writer
Tamara
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"in the cathedral of night.
followed by echoes..."
There is such a stillness, such silken serenity within these lines, my Friend. Thank you for entering my contest, Sonja. Good luck, Sweetie. 
Wanda
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Outstanding
I loved the imagery you chose to describe the swan in the first stanza and then the change of tone and mood in the second stanza with the unexpected image of Beethoven. There is a lot to like in this poem which has great flow and shows all your creative imagination.
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The images are very soft and wonderful, I like how the first part relates to the music - piano may be accurate, but harpsichord sounds lovely there.
Awesome photo!
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I love your poetry, Sonja. It is sincere and comes from that very special place inside... you do write from the pulse of love - and I love that.
This is beautiful and elegant and soft... it speaks to all my senses.
~ Nicolette
PS - have you seen my new contest. I think it would suit you...
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nice
very nice descriptive write for the prompt . . liked "in the cathedral of night" and "holding together arch shadows" . . good luck in the contest
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"to expose the bosom
out of its water-lily bud shape
under the moon light
in the cathedral of night."
Beautiful imagery..I love your poetry. I always say this...lol.. it's true. I love it. So nice to see you posting again. Best of luck in the contest
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