Memories of Faces

or "Sometimes... faces" 

written to the melody of "Three Pianos"

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	{upright piano} Sometimes...   {grand piano} I see the wind blowing faces remembering their day grown so weary, faces lightened by brighter times; faces…
	Sometimes... stilled pools turn sunflower'd shade settling, deep wells run 'neath cool vaulted arching pathways over bridge's wings, resting…
	Sometimes... when night arrives on their faces, in an endless sea of silent homes grown in places, gifts of colors spray faces…
	Sometimes... moon whispers pause on their faces, windows emptying, streets and cafés cold and shivering with the rain tonight, and faces…
	Sometimes… while searching sweet and sad faces I can catch myself tracing gentle wind traces through the poetry of faces…
	and sometimes… when caught up in the invisible faces, I'm clutching, vaguely hoping time returns their faces, marbled granite sheens of faces…

 

 

Sometimes... I see the wind blowing faces remembering their day grown so weary, faces lightened by brighter times; faces…     Sometimes... stilled pools turn sunflower'd shade settling, deep wells run 'neath cool vaulted arching pathways over leaning bridge's wings resting…   Sometimes... when night arrives on their faces, in an endless sea of silent homes grown in places, gifts of colors spray faces…   Sometimes... moon whispers pause on their faces, windows emptying, streets and cafés cold and shivering with the rain tonight, and faces…   Sometimes… while searching sweet and sad faces I can catch myself tracing gentle wind traces through the poetry of faces…   and sometimes… when caught up in the invisible faces, I'm clutching, vaguely hoping time returns their faces, marbled granite sheens of faces…

 

Author notes

remember to try it with the melody... (open your browser a second time and copy the link into the address bar) melody derived from a piece by Random Goldfish, which was derived from the music of an old Nintendo game- Mother 3/Earthbound 2... Theme 249- 16 Melodies by Keiichi Suzuki ( see/hear it on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz9o0rUuhaE&feature=related ) the three pianos are upright and grand, with electric in the background; the melody shared by flute and oboe, arrangement by me

Thinking of August- Now or Never http://allpoetry.com/poem/5893739

Thinking of August- Duo (piano and cello) http://allpoetry.com/poem/5660705

Thinking of August- Acoustic Grand Piano http://allpoetry.com/poem/5892115

Thinking of August- Electric http://allpoetry.com/poem/5435359

Sweet August Days to Come http://allpoetry.com/poem/5423787

Sometimes... Faces http://allpoetry.com/poem/4940637

The Moon Tonight- Christmas from Ireland http://allpoetry.com/poem/4895079

Then the Merry Fiddlers Came http://allpoetry.com/poem/4885481

'Round a Grand Carousel http://allpoetry.com/poem/4778751

Two Souls Rooted Deep Within http://allpoetry.com/poem/4776245

A Dream- Where the Water Sleeps http://allpoetry.com/poem/4756347

Lune Sings http://allpoetry.com/poem/4397931

Gas Pump Music Duel http://allpoetry.com/poem/3449548

Chained in Silver http://allpoetry.com/poem/3385242

A New Autumn Day http://allpoetry.com/poem/3308104

Merry Merry Wiccan Wiccan Friends http://allpoetry.com/poem/show/3293000

In this Wilderness a Love of Old http://allpoetry.com/poem/3244044

The Sable http://allpoetry.com/poem/3239364

Donkey Feathers http://allpoetry.com/poem/3238828

The Obsidian Tree http://allpoetry.com/poem/3059430

The Forest Altar http://allpoetry.com/poem/2648314

The Snowy Banks http://allpoetry.com/poem/2646132

(some scores modified by me)

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• * Random Goldfish • next in list

A contest entry

• Dark and/or Love poetry contest, posted from Korea! (ROK) by Akarian. 950 points, ended January 20, 34 entries
  • next poem in this contest, remove from contest

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• 
  Sandi Alford
  January 12
  
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  Excellence!

  it's been so long since I've visited your page and I'm so glad I journyed here tonight, this was simply excellent all around .
  
  Musical inspirations are my personal favorite and you've penned a treasure of vignettes to behold and be delighted by.
  
  I won't paste a favorite passage cause I'd be placing the poem in it's entirety. It's like Life in a moving picture show, Awesome musing my friend!
  
  Let the ink flow!
  many blessings, Sandi

  
• 
  FallingSideways
  January 12
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• 
  xXxPsycho KillerxXx
  January 11
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  Beautiful
• 
  Ishtar
  January 11
  
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  I think this is my new favourite by you. Thank you so much for sharing, I really enjoyed it
  
  
  Reni

  
• Thor-201
  January 11
  
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  This was beautiful to read and to listen to, at the same time. beautifully presented and an absolute work of art.

  
• 
  suseann
  January 10
  
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  Well this is a complete package. It has "it" all.

  Beautiful poetry of longing passions,

   artful in decor',and a musical score to boot! 

  Very intrical ,lyrical and magical in misty eyed thoughts of wishing.

  My personal favorite lines being,

  " Sometimes…
  While searching sweet and sad faces
  I can catch myself tracing
  Gentle wind traces
  Through the poetry of
  Faces…"

  
• 
  Catie Sheeran
  January 10
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  great write...I love the imagery in this piece...well penned!!
  
  

  
• 
  katie-jo
  January 10
  
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  wow

  this is incredible. at first i just read it by itself without the music just so i could focus on the words, but when i read it with the music the effect was totally different, a better different.
  this is amazing.
  thank you so much for sharing.
• 
  Ich schreie schreie
  January 10
  
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  the former stanza got me...

  "when wrapped up in the invisible faces,
  I'm clutching, vaguely hoping time
  returns their faces"
  
  ...and then I read this portion and it pummeled me all together.

  
• Theasp
  January 10
  
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  Faces like whispered memories

  bounces like an old game of pong or manual type writer
  have you noticed all of us "oldtimers" are working with repetitive phrase venue
  Love this one

  
• • 
    wbiro
    January 11
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    bounces like an old typewriter- I had to think about that one for a moment... (for I do remember the day...) that would make a good video- tying in emotions with the clack of the carriage return bar...
• 
  elinawilfred
  January 10
  
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  A VERY GOOD POEM.Sometimes...
  moon whispers pause on their faces,
  windows emptying,
  streets and cafes cold and shivering
  with the rain tonight,
  and faces…
  
  LOVE

  
• elinawilfred
  January 10
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  A VERY GOOD POEM.Sometimes...
  moon whispers pause on their faces,
  windows emptying,
  streets and cafes cold and shivering
  with the rain tonight,
  and faces…
  
  REALLY GOOD
  LOVE
  
  
• 
  geckogirl
  January 10
  
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  Sometimes...
  when the night arrives on their faces,
  in an endless sea of silent homes
  grown in places
  gifts of colors spray
  faces…
  great pen work...good luck in the contest

  
• 
  Random Goldfish
  January 9
  
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  This strangely also works pretty well with the story of the game too...than again anything about love, friendship, and simple times would hit it right on the doorknob, haha! What's even stranger is there is huge obsession with sunflowers in the game and you've used sunflowers here.
  
  But this poem is very lyrical, very pretty. It almost needs to be sung!
  
  Síochán leat
  ~Mairéad~

  
• • wbiro
    January 9
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    Ach! Thanks for the reminder (for you did it without actually trying)- I forgot to add the pictures I prepared for it... (something to do with fairies lol- but sad fairies...)
  • • Random Goldfish
      January 9
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      Ak! (Another horrible video game refrence) Well, I'll come back in a minute to see them than.
      
      (I've just unraveled lately and let my endlessly dorky gamer chick side roam aimlessly.)
    • • wbiro
        January 9
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        Yes, I just got crushed by Red Alert 3... so weary of war... (lucky guys can get weary of it in a virtual world...!)

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