Thursday 11 July 2013

In rhapsody


                       

                         The music sheet trills & exalts 

                  Notes so blue, a lingering sky 

           A wind breath, light as a caress

      Drips on dappled page, murmuring profusely 

           Verses, in ballet pirouette, flower slowly, then     

                    Allegro beat, sweeping both of us to peaks &   

                           Unimaginable spring, floating on edges, tumble&fall

                                                     We don't speak as stars slide unbalanced  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               into the night, gravity finds us trembling-   
                                       
                                                                                       The m a g i c  is  s t i l l  here-  
                        


                   84 piano keys galloped in the wind-

while 4 violin strings quivered the garden in throes-

        music unlocked his tongue-tied words into red wine-

                   she drank them,  one s u g a r  crystal at a time-   




Posted for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads  - Kerry's Challenge - Rhapsody
& Poets United - Lock

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51 comments:

  1. LaTonya Baldwin11 July 2013 at 07:22

    84 keys, a very fine line. Enjoyed.

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    1. Scarlet11 July 2013 at 08:23

      85 or 88, I believe ~ Thanks LaTonya ~

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  2. Laurie Kolp11 July 2013 at 07:23

    music unlocked his tongue-tied words... I just love that line... beautiful

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  3. Brian Miller11 July 2013 at 08:15

    smiles...love the piano keys galloping...and the rather light airy feeling through out...the gravity finds us trembling--is a cool line as well grace...your words come off as music themselves...smiles.

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    1. Scarlet11 July 2013 at 08:24

      Music was the inspiration for this piece Brian, thank you ~

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  4. DEZMOND11 July 2013 at 08:20

    love the charming shape of the poem, Grace

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  5. humbird11 July 2013 at 08:33

    We don't speak as stars slide unbalanced ~ My favorite line ~ very musical poem,Grace, love it :)x

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  6. Pat Hatt11 July 2013 at 08:55

    Music can unlock much, as can enough wine lol

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  7. Kerry O'Connor11 July 2013 at 08:57

    This is gorgeous, Grace. I love that you went with the musical theme and, of course, the waves of music are so well represented by the way the words flow across the screen, not to mention the sound qualities infused within the lines. Your mood is exalted and the description of the effects of music on the soul elates the reader in thought and emotion.

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    1. Scarlet11 July 2013 at 09:44

      Thank you for the challenging prompt Kerry ~ I had to listened to the music piece several times ~

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  8. grapeling11 July 2013 at 09:37

    love the closing lines, Heaven - a proper denouement ~ M

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  9. Carol Steel 11 July 2013 at 09:54

    Gravity finds us trembling...wonderful line, so much rich imagery in and beyond the words. A lovely musical piece.

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  10. Anonymous11 July 2013 at 10:13

    lovely composition and styling, a light, lilting piece, airy as a melody!

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    1. Scarlet11 July 2013 at 19:01

      The musical piece was my inspiration ~ Thank you ~

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  11. hedgewitch11 July 2013 at 10:31

    I especially love the ending here, Heaven--each note is indeed sweet and crystal clear.

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  12. L. Edgar Otto11 July 2013 at 12:51

    Very nice... wine unties our tongues, the inspiration... then as if to commune we drink them, medicine or sugar cane. In that awesome revelation of the end times, map of our epic dreming mind, fantasy or rhapsody I wonder what it meant where it says: "Harm not the wine..."

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  13. L. Edgar Otto11 July 2013 at 12:53

    But where would we be without the key? Or the key without Grace notes?

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    1. Scarlet11 July 2013 at 18:59

      Ha..ha..funny question ~ Thanks for dropping by ~

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  14. alan170411 July 2013 at 13:52

    Floating on edges - excellent picture and just makes it all feel alive. Exceelent

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  15. Outcast11 July 2013 at 14:02

    Music can sometimes say things that nothing or anybody else can say. Notes can be so simple but so complex, I guess that's the same for music and life though.

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  16. Sherry Blue Sky11 July 2013 at 14:14

    Incredibly beautiful.......especially the galloping piano keys and violin notes and "she drank them, one sugar crystal at a time".

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  17. Unknown11 July 2013 at 16:23

    Grace - music that matches the beat of two hearts.
    A scintillating piece
    hope you have safe travels
    ~moonie

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    1. Scarlet11 July 2013 at 19:00

      Thank you for the lovely words Moonie ~

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  18. Hannah11 July 2013 at 17:10

    So incredibly passionate...love the sweeping look of this and the pinnacle into magic and stars!! Beautiful, Grace.

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  19. Mary11 July 2013 at 18:51

    Grace, I can hear this one! Nothing more beautiful than piano accompanied by violin!

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  20. kaykuala11 July 2013 at 21:51

    music unlocked his tongue-tied words into red wine-
    she drank them,one s u g a r crystal at a time-

    Music can certainly be a savior in terms of endearment. Nicely Grace!

    Hank

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  21. Marian11 July 2013 at 22:50

    gravity finds us trembling. nice!

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  22. Margaret11 July 2013 at 23:10

    musical notes flowering slowly ... that is beautiful! I think this would be a great exercise for the Toads! I might do my Artistic Interpretation by having a painting and then a link to a certain musical piece (maybe something opposite of what one would think ) and make them combine the two.... ? I will let them know you inspired my thinking process :)

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  23. Myrna R.11 July 2013 at 23:24

    I love your mixture of music, love and sensuality. So sexy and romantic.

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  24. Jyoti Mishra12 July 2013 at 03:54

    Verses, in ballet pirouette, flower slowly, then

    Allegro beat, sweeping both of us to peaks &

    Unimaginable spring, floating on edges, tumble&fall

    just loved the awesome metaphors you used.. and imagery.. Wow

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  25. Claudia12 July 2013 at 11:16

    lots of music in this and the stars sliding unbalanced....nice....

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  26. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 13:07

    84 piano keys, 4 violin strings ! Quite an odd combination to me!

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  27. Susan12 July 2013 at 13:25

    WHew. I was already high enough by the end of the first section, and then you gave us more--and now I think she is the piano player and the lover is a great appreciator of music, well ok, he can bow too! Notes linger, and the music transports on every level. And then this poem. Lovely.

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  28. Maude Lynn12 July 2013 at 13:45

    This is just full of gorgeous lines. I really like this one, Grace.

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  29. Rosemary Nissen-Wade12 July 2013 at 19:43

    Beautiful, evocative imagery, as always. :)

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  30. Anonymous13 July 2013 at 19:54

    Wow!

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  31. Herotomost13 July 2013 at 23:45

    That sound...was me swallowing hard....damn this was lyrically perfect, hopeful and way sexy. You have a great way of setting mood with your writing, a turn down the lights, have a glass of wine and whisper naughty things in my ear kind of mood. Yeah....I'm a fan of that mood...lol!

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  32. Ben Ditty17 July 2013 at 23:25

    You've took me sliding on the stars.

    It is majestic.

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  33. Siggi in Downeast Maine17 July 2013 at 23:58

    Wonderful response to the prompt...
    excellent choice of words and phrasing
    to set and keep the mood.
    Thank you for the awesome write
    Peace
    Siggi

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