opera

opera

A Poem by valerie
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abstract this was about a dream i had. i wrote this the morning afterwards. it was about this famous opera singer, this woman was ADORED by society, then one day she woke up and she couldn't speak. she became mute, and her husband left her and society ou

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singing
her voice rings
like a bell
opera

adored
fame, flowers

tragedy


cannot speak
cannot sing
words no longer
pour out of her lips

abandoned
alone
an outcast

another

another tragedy
poor thing

insanity

© 2009 valerie


Author's Note

valerie
do you see how the story plays out without reading the description of my dream? any minor changes i should make?

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This piece is spartan in its detail, but it carries the point of your story quite well. The hopelessness of an artist when the fickle crowd turns away is sharply interwoven into this terrific piece.

Posted 15 Years Ago



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valerie
valerie

suburban chicago, IL



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A Poem by valerie