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Master Senior Member
since 1999-08-18
Posts 1867Boston, MA 
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The grand piano bites your hands with jagged teeth. You don’t let up. I watch you play Beethoven As if there’s essence in your notes and life is brief. The curtains rise. You leave the window opened. You bleed in front of me. I dare not look away. At once, a mortal and a god, you’re omnipotent. The harmony takes shape; what a superb array Of forms and colors, barely whispered texts! Your fingers tame the frantic keys and they Rush to respond to you, one faster than the next, Preceding you before the page is turned. The melody is gentle; simple, yet complex. Your eyes, fixated, tranquil, calm and stern. They take no note of me. They are sublime. You're elsewhere, -- in another place, another time. The last few notes and then your hands fall dead into some endless void. No echo. Only silence. I watch you rise, with yet half-opened eyelids, As though a dreamer rising out of bed. Check out my poetry here: http://www.unknownpoets.com/db/authors/master [This message has been edited by Master (08-16-2003 02:08 PM).] |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
and that is exactly what it's like for the pianist, I know masterfully written! |
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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
OH...I love this... Incredible imagery in these lines... "The grand piano bites your hands with jagged teeth." and this... "Your fingers tame the frantic keys and they Rush to respond to you, one faster than the next," and then this... "Your eyes, fixated, tranquil, calm and stern, Appear to be at peace. They take no note of me," An absolute masterpiece...wonderfully done.  "My friends are my estate." |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Master, thank you for this. It brought back some wonderful memories... |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
This is wonderfully passionate! I was there! Love, Margherita |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Master~ A read from you NEVER disappoints~ Beautifully done~ *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
This is pure heaven for I have seen this exact picture you have painted many times . . . like another place and time . . . xxoo |
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