Piano Cello Interludes

music can sooth our beasts...

An Introductory note:  I wrote this on my birthday (Monday). And I am allowed to also give

birthday presents. So this is my birthday present to her. Perhaps she will

enjoy it. 

Piano Cello Interludes

I am listening to music,

piano with cello interludes,

thinking about you.

I hear the passionate sadness

mourning from the cello

as the piano weaves hollowness

and melancholy from black and white

minor keys.

I feel the disconnect

between the requiem’s movements

and the reality

of an alive, beating

but confused, sullen heart

fighting to be free.

~~~

It always amazes me

to hear the bow guiding the strings

in pulsing tempo

to the fingers caressing ivory

in such a way

that only a smile

can answer in return,

allowing for a kiss of life

in the midst of chaos

and death.

~~

In moments like this

I want to sit beside you,

place your hand in mine

and tell you all I have learned

and know;

all the secrets

that wander through my mind;

even those held in

dark recesses,

cobwebcluttered

and filled with spent emotions.

~~~

But I know I can’t.

Not because I don’t want to,

nor from fear,

though, to do so is scary

since it would mean giving you

my heart.

No, not because of this.

Rather, cause

I don’t think

this is what you need

or want.

~~~

Life is complicated,

complex in its existence

and it is this contradiction

between desire’s want

and equality’s need;

between what’s flesh 

and what’s fantasy;

between art, aesthetics

and reality,

that guides my choices.

It’s how this contradiction

interpenetrates,

thereby shaping

and changing reality.

It is this contradiction

I hear,

feel, 

and taste

in the weaving of piano and cello.

Music living with us in the gutter,

while enticing us to look at the stars.

~~~

I am listening to music-

piano and cello interludes.

I see vast galaxies,

nebulae,

and shooting stars,

knowing this music 

will last a lifetime.

~~~

~~redzone 2.24.14

Author's Note

celebrating my birthday with music and a poem for a wonderful friend...



thanks for reading..
captcha: iliahi

Reviews

[Frieda P]

First off, oh my I missed my birthday so sorry my dear friend,
Happy Birthday to you! Second, I just lost my entire
review, and it was really good too. Basically what I said
is you've outdone yourself on your special day.
This is an extraordinary read, needless to say I adore the music.

'dark recesses, cobwebcluttered' made me want
to come give you a squishy huggle. I'm thinking of nuzzling
here for the duration of the night, you just might find stil me here
at dawn curt. Life is indeed melancholy, but your poetry makes
up for in leaps and bounds. MWAH! ♥

100 sloppy wet birthday kisses ;-)

[redzone]

Frieda 100 sloppy, wet kisses and I am breathless, wordless and smiling.. er.. can I have another birthday, like today, now??? er.. ;0) ok, calming down and behaving (yeah like thats gonna happen) er.. I mean, that was the best review/birthday gift ever... it really was Frieda, thanks..

[Frieda P]

Awh I feel terrible I miss'd your birthday luv...you're so very welcome, I meant every word of it and more. ;-) ..............xo

[Matching Socks]

Lol funny thing is...
It's my birthday and I'm reading this.
Too funny.
And I loved it. :)

[redzone]

Well then, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANCE and thanks for reading and even better for loving it ..

[Matching Socks]

My pleasure. It's Saturday, the special day has passed but the feeling remains.
Thank you and you're welcome.

[ms. barrie]

I agree with Noodlebumble...this is indeed magnificent!
what a wonderful gift for a dear friend of yours! stunning
imagery...amazing choice of words! happy be lated bd!

[icelandicblue]

What a wonderful choice of music to accompany your words. Music is forever...our hearts have a certain number of beats in them and so we protect them the best we can. But, we shall always have music:
I am listening to music-
piano and cello interludes.
I see vast galaxies,
nebulae,
and shooting stars,
knowing this music
will last a lifetime.

[Blue]

Amazing, Redzone! Your poem is as captivating as "piano cello interludes." Happy birthday!

[Ghost of Jupiter]

Oh wow this is amazingly beautiful. I love the accompanying music...love strings and piano together...divine. Your words spill melodiously, dripping honey sweet sentiments that allure the soul...absolutely loved this ....

[redzone]

Thank you Kalypsos this is a very special poem, I am thrilled you liked it

[Ghost of Jupiter]

haha. liked it isn't the words...didn't you see above? "absolutely loved" it...and you are welcome, it is a pleasure to read such beauty in word form.

[redzone]

Ok I stand corrected.. lol.. ever get in that zone where the words form themseves around a rhythm?? And you write almost from within each word... thats what happened when I was thinking of a friend and listening to the song I embedded.. it just flowed out, didn't even have to edit... and you"absolutely loved it"... someone pinch me, redzone is dreaming..
;0)

[Ghost of Jupiter]

Wow, there are rare times when that has happened to me... usually I just let the words go and flow out as they may, almost like spilling watercolor paints on a canvas and seeing what you can make of them. How they mix and blend by the flow of water to create perhaps something you wouldn't have seen otherwise. I ramble sorry... but yes I do know what you are saying here...and it showed in your writing..it just flowed... brilliantly done, sir. oh and PINCH...help any?

[redzone]

OUCH, thanks awake and not dreaming ... so it sounds like you paint .. what you describe about using water color paints is one of the main reasons I was into oils for a short time. Haven't painted in a long time. My mom's best girlfriend painted using water colors. She was really good. At the time I painted I was more into impressionist style and forms. Anyway thanks for the pinch!!

[Ghost of Jupiter]

hahaha you are welcome for the pinch...and yes I paint, and have dabbled in both oils and watercolor...impressionism is my all time fav...you should post some of your work on here to share with us all... i would love to see it.

[redzone]

I would love to post but all have been lost in the maany moves over the years. There is a story here but too long to! here but too long for a comment box will tell sometime ..

[Sami Khalil]

You don't just soothe the beast but you serenade the love in life with your poems. Although reality is shaped in contradiction but your writes are shaped in beauty's addiction.

You showed your real great friendly empathy and love to a musician, and her heartstrings, of playing, there is a true awe about this my friend, I did enjoy. As poetry or music, that touches us, shall remain forever in our hearts... for they leave kind of footprints, to our soul. Nicely done!

- Elisa

[just Penny]

wow. These are some of the most beautiful words I have ever read. Accompanied by the haunting sound of a cello just makes for an incredible experience. Happy birthday for Monday btw and hope it was good :) Penny

[s y e]

Firstly, I adore the song, I sang it once at a show. Secondly, this is magnificent. I would love to hear the music to this one. I think you have a real winner on your hands with this one my friend, this is fantastic.

[redzone]

Sorry you couldn't hear the music embedded in poem. You know the title 1000 Years, no singing just piano/cello done by the piano guys.

Sye, I do flip flops knowing you liked this poem. I wrote on my bday and was a gift for a dear friend. Thank you.