Euphony in dissonance

Euphony in dissonance

There's a song that's playing for millennia,

Ebbing and flowing like the tides of the mind,

Sweet and enthralling like a clarinet note,

Pulsating with the vigor of countless hearts.

 

The notes are written by the legend of man,

And chords are spliced by the blades of time.

Decided by the cello, the tone is mellow,

Sung by the chorus of drops of blood.

 

The major key unlocks the chest

And is aptly followed by the minor one.

It unlocks the door to a million dreams

Pounding on the walls of besieged hearts.

 

A singer may drop a note or two,

But never does the melody waver.

Dissonance acts like a peacock's dance,

Bringing ephemeral moments of imperfection.

Moments of obdurate self perception.

 

Each singer has a portion unique to themselves,

But differing only in the tenor of voice.

The chorus is blessed by angelic disposition,

And it all comes together for the song of life.

 

Drenched in the rain of kindred dreams,

Cleansing ourselves of unsightly pain,

Swaying to the tune of the whistling breeze,

We stand shoulder to shoulder to sing again.

 

Perfect symmetry can never be attained.

Euphony dances with the wine of dissonance.

For all our secrets, for all our mistakes,

For what it’s worth, the fact still remains.

We may all be different.

But we are still human.

 

Reviews

[FlawedByDesign]

This poem is going into my favourites, because the symphony you wrote is ageless in my opinion. It could "almost" be compared to the works of Beethoven and Mozart in terms of longevity and broad appeal, in this case the poem's broad audience=all of us.

I'm glad you stayed away from rhymes, as it would not benefit such a poem. The metaphors are intelligent and always come back to this notion of the "song of life."
The lines,
"The chorus is blessed by angelic disposition,
And it all comes together for the song of life." - are absolutely great for the aforementioned reason.

Well done my friend.

btw...I'd change the font. I know you chose it for the effect, but believe me that we do not need aesthetics with such words :)

[Robyn]

unique poem!
i especially like the line about the clarinet since i am a clarinetist! :)

[Jason Clement]

Win.

[Miss Coral]

This is an interesting and wonderfully worded piece. The inconsistent rhyme scheme, where random rhymes seemed to float in every once and a while, confused me a bit with the flow, but otherwise it was tight and concise. Nice job. c:

[Undying Glory]

this is superb work, love this man. your imagery and the flow of this is top-notch, and FlawedByDesign is right, this is quite the symphony in words. however, i have to agree with the font part, it's a little hard to read. but anyway this is just superb

[Fran Marie]

Perfect symmetry can never be attained.
Euphony dances with the wine of dissonance.


Oh so lovely in everyway ,love the above lines, adore the entire poem
an aptly title for this piece with a great message therein~

Nicely DonE!

[Khaaki]

beautiful again... u send out a much needed message...

[Awdures]

Ow we are, all flesh and bone and blood, and we all know what makes us tick! Well written and presented again you resonate on the heart strings.

Excellent write!

[Ruth]

We certainly are love! A poignant poem that blasts the message right out to you! All the same underneath, why can we not all see that?! :)
I adore the title too!
Wonderful poem
xx

[Cristal Bridges]

How wonderfully true! Bravo! I think this is a lovely example of a poet reaching in to the hearts and minds of every human being and telling their tale. Even though we are all different and come from different walks of life we as a whole are completely the same. I love this a lot well done!