Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
is an appropriate autumnal accompaniment
to the aspen yellow and contrasting pines
of Roosevelt National Forest.
The dark coloration of the lower strings
pierced by offsetting viola highs,
is to the ears what fall is to the eyes.
But that final Allegro movement,
with its driving, syncopated resolve,
has less to do with seasons, trees, or color,
and more to do with how fast my car
can take these mountain curves,
and the words I will use to explain myself,
if this road leads safely back to you.
Author notes
Written October 27th, 2004
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Wonderful poem. The contrasting audio and visual images are striking and somehow the classical music and fast car on mountain curves leading to the thoughts of a person create a strong feeling of emotion and movement.
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