I hear Guitars a'Calling

I hear guitars a’ calling in the gloaming’s final fling

when sinking suns subdue their flames and fairies take to wing

as day departs, a yawning ash, beneath a dusky haze

igniting one by one the jewels of midnight’s diamond blaze.

I hear guitars a’ calling in the clouds within the skies,

with tunes which trill like welling tears from somber misting eyes

of misplaced muted homeless souls who drift alone in grief

beneath the silence of the stars that offers no relief.

I hear guitars a’ calling in the beat beneath her breast;

their murmur throbs with passion’s pulse and sensuous unrest

that rumbles deep in worried woods before impending storms 

and splits the air in morning meadows, ere the sunrise warms.

I hear guitars a’ calling in the pitter-patter rain

which summons with a soothing sound upon my window pane

evoking bygone childhood dreams within a vagrant breeze

engulfing me in gusty swirls down misty vortices.

I hear guitars a’ calling in the waves on distant shores;

they’re crashing out a monody upon the mystic oars

of phantom ships within the dawn, like speckled caravels

a’ sail on seas of raven wings to moonlit citadels.

I hear guitars a’ calling in the morning’s reveilles;

they’re pouring fires in the skies and burning up the seas,

while waking flowers in the fields and setting trees ablaze,

and closing one by one the eyes of midnight’s starry gaze.

I hear guitars a’ calling in the deserts of my mind;

they’re nullifying hollow realms that time has left behind,

where pathless sands are blazing hot, the sun is set to die

and weary hounds are panting faint’, their tongues hung long and dry.

Reviews

[Firebird]

I love this! Beautiful rhythm and imagery. Thank you. :-)

[Terry O'Leary]

Thank you... Happy you enjoyed!

[olla]

this is breathtaking.. I could hear the melodies of life and was drawn to the rhythm.. my heart aches..

[Terry O'Leary]

Thank you, Olla... you are very kind!

[olla]

no.. I just try to tell the truth as I feel it..

[Relic]

You have so many thoughts and words at your disposal. It takes real talent to be able to write poetry like this and yet 19 people said nothing. I recognize your talent and wish I could write like this. This is great stuff.

[Terry O'Leary]

Thank you, Relic... you are very kind... very kind ;-))

[iand63]

Great poem, being a guitarist I can really relate to the emotional content and connection to nature through music.

[Terry O'Leary]

Thank you, iand63.. yes, the guitar inspires ...