Street pianos play soulful melodies, as
life’s lullabies whisper, like ghostly glockenspiels
playing pianissimo in God’s garden.
He hears my soul’s song
resisting discordant Satan staccatos;
my fingers flitting over keyboards of futures
composed only in Heaven.
So soft the songs of destiny,
so soothing the sounds, as
silken arpeggios skip over
dance floors of life – then
the prelude pauses,
the symphony stops.
Drowned in the music of Mousai,
tomorrow’s conductor has left my stage.
I exit while
this short sonata climbs to final crescendo,
but my music remains forever.
Author notes
Notes:
Photo by poet.
Song of Destiny written by Brahms.
The Mousai are the Greek goddesses of music and inspired many poets.
Street pianos are played by turning a handle.
The word “ghostly” from ‘GHOST’ TRIO – a nickname for Beethoven’s Piano Trio in D.
Glockenspiel:
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned metallic bars, played by striking the individual bars with small light hammers, a carillon.
A contest entry
- NO GREENS Round 3 by Invitation Only by Pamela A Lamppa.
7000 points, ended June 13, 2009, 10 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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beautiful this sings to me being a lover of all things musical, a great piece, the imagery is grand, i can hear this piece loud and clear my friend
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Your wording is very clever and well thought out and I especially like the comparison between the street piano's soulful melodies to life's lullabies in the first stanza. The 3rd stanza is gorgeous though... it flows softly and smoothly, just like you intended it to and it leads right into the closing stanza rather appropriately. It's always interesting to see someone who thinks carefully about what is the perfectly correct and most fitting word to use in a poem.
Very wonderful poem.
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This is a wonderful piece. I feel like the piece itself is like a dance accross the page. I could close my eyes and see the dance, hear the music, this piece in itself is very inspiring. I think classical music is a wonderful muse, and you have shown that very well. Wonderful write. Thank you for sharing. ♥ tearrsofthemoon
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"so soothing the sounds, as
silken arpeggios skip over
dance floors of life – then
the prelude pauses,
the symphony stops."
This leaves me with a sense of want. a need to know more of the details that make up lives sung so swift and so softly that they are often missed.
thank you, for this wonderful entry
ken
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Love the reference to Greek mythology.
Your alliteration in this piece is simply stunning and so very well used. This poet knows the instrument, its magic, and why it sounds as it does to a listening ear.
Wonderful entry. I enjoyed this very much. Thank you. ~Pamela
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As I read this beautiful piece I could hear the Glockenspiel sounding as the door bell to heaven.
Artists leave a time enduring legacy, in the beauty of their works. It has always seemed so sad to me that and artist recieves in death, what they so desperatly sought in life!
A beautiful entry.
Good luck in the contest.
Bill
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You have certainly adhered to the prompt of relating the metaphor of piano and it's peripheral musical parts to the journey of life. Fine job.
I'm still formulating my plan as to how to write to this.
Paul
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Thank you , Paul.
Best of luck. It took me hours to write something for this challenging prompt. I took your advice and added an explanantion about the glockenspiel.
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a good piece ♫ lots of musical movement floating around - delicate and dreamy, the notes slip sighs into smiles.
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Thank you, Individuality
I am honoured to receive such a glowing comment from you. I like the part you write about 'slips sighs into smiles.'
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