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Piano's Last
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Piano's Last |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass 
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Piano's Last Who can fortell the piano's last song? Anyone, any note, will recall the first tuning, the wanton sounds bursting out from the still untested strings, the harp drawn so taut with it, keys in balance, crisp, tight, ready for any touch of any hand... but the last tune, when is that? When the keys stick down and the strings barely hold, tones mellowed in the years of playing, of waiting to be played, who can say then, even knowing that the last song nears and playing is an act of love now, a giving back for honor just a few notes more, a few notes more, until [This message has been edited by Ratleader (06-05-2003 09:48 AM).] |
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Patricia Member Elite
since 2003-04-06
Posts 2160Missouri |
just a few notes more, a few notes more, until The want of more...just a few more notes...not seeking the concert anymore when just a few notes will suffice. Lovely  Patricia |
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Ishmael Member
since 2003-06-01
Posts 51 |
A pity that the "clunkers" appear at both the beginning and the end of a pianos' lifetime. Ish |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ed....Funny you should mention the life of a piano, for I have one that is nearing its end...but I think as long as I'm around, it will be played. So I guess my end, will be its end. This touched me for many reasons, but mostly because of the sensitivity of the poet.  |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Ed...this poem holds so much meaning for me... it breaks my heart when I see pianos dusty, run down, spiderwebbed, and your finger touches a key, and a hollow note reaches out to tug on heartstrings... yes... this holds more meaning for me than you will ever know. Thank you for this keeper. |
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DozenRoses4UV Junior Member
since 2003-06-03
Posts 16 |
I have a very special place in my heart for piano music. I so hope that before I die I learn to play. One of my many goals in life. Maybe when we retire and we are living in one place for more then two years at a time I will take it up. Till then I listen to others play it. Your poem is very inspiring for me. Thank you. DozenRoses4UV |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
 thank you for this |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Beautiful...and much enjoyed for the same reasons Karilea and Martie mentioned.. Well done.. ~Hugs~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
Mine is in need of some fine tuning...and probably wishes I would begin to touch it again... nice, Ed M |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Right you are....though of course I wasn't just talking about a musical instrument.... ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
I know, Ed... 'tis why I mentioned heartstrings. |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
......mmmmm....the exact ones I had in mind..... ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
What a beautiful concerto you've written... it falls softly on both ear and heart. *S* There is something so touchable about a piano... even to those of us who never learned to play. *S* And when it comes to heartsongs... we never quite know what that last note will be... so your ending is perfect. *S* Every note is, in fact. *S* |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
I suppose just like a used car a piano keeps going back on the market with less value for each progressive sale...and then finally it goes to the piano junkyard...reminds me of when I was a small boy living in Montana and in a large field behind our housing track someone had discarded an old rather beat up piano...we didn't know how to play it but it was lots of fun playing with it...James |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Ed: you speak of a dilemma many of us - if not all question the last tune . . . ahh this life but here - this is beautiful Ed - nice writing and accurate comparison xxoo |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Smiling here, as a friend just purchased a baby grand...not a new one mind you, but one built near the turn of the 20th C. Some notes are meant to last forever, to be cherished even when they cease to be played in real time signature. A wonderful thought provoking write, Ed. Many levels of play in this one. * wonderful playing, Ed* [This message has been edited by Midnitesun (06-07-2003 02:34 PM).] |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
beautiful writing Ed |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
This is just lovely Ed~ I so enjoyed the way you hit on both the high and low notes. A beautiful melody indeed~ |
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Decaflame Senior Member
since 2001-05-11
Posts 1635 |
Pianos, indeed, hold lovely sentiment, and sensitivity... |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
and playing is an act of love now, a giving back for honor just a few notes more, a few notes more, until yes Ed, just a few notes more. I understand. Maree  cuz fate is not just whose cooking smells good |
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