Lyric Poem: Far Below A Whispered Moon We Seek

A Lyric Idea

A lyric poem written in celebration of stories. The image which inspired this piece came together thanks to various images from creative commons of flickr.

I value that which I can create with my own two hands, so this is a rare piece. However, I sometimes find as much value in creating new images or stories from pieces of others. A remix of sorts.

In this, I refer to both literal stories and visual stories, told as oral tales in ancient days or photographed and formed by people today.

To the power of the story!

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Far Below A Whispered Moon We Seek

Far in the misted west, lingering in the deep of the moon, hear the call of the white wolves, whispering to the loons.

Long ago and past the fields, full of thundering deer, sits the silverwood in faerie song that echoes across a lake’s mirror.

If you hear the voice of adventure, don’t forget your hat. Wear it high and proud in sun song, but when the rain storms down, beware the thundercat.

Listen to the wind as it circles empty branches, a herald to the snow that comes, crashing a wave of avalanches.

In the deep night of spring, ‘round circles of stone, hear the call of the folk, it speaks to the stories in every bone.

ARR~Moony

Stop Creativity: A Poem

Stop Creativity

A jellyfish swims on the tiles in the bathroom.

Deer prints walk through the paint on the wall.

A cat meows through the shower curtain.

The kettle whistles steam down the hall.

 

The world rolls on. Up moon, down sun.

Star scatter across paper skies

made by children’s finger-paint projects.

Rain spatters. Scatters. Runs down

drain pipes. To the tune of washing up.

Done in the halogen glow of December.

 

Rain stops.

A cat turns and turns on blankets. Settles.

Purrs and stops too.

When the horse and the rider left.

When the horn fell to silence,

Imagination went for a wander.

It still hasn’t come back.

Piano Concerto No.1 “African Wildlife”

Piano Poem Background

I wrote this during my eight hour practice days when I went all berserk toward my ARCT certification, on top of completing a degree in English and Greek and Roman Studies. Yikes. I don’t play near as much as I should these days. Writing has taken the place as my more serious pursuit. Sadly there exists not enough hours in the day for my writing and photography, let alone those plus piano.

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Piano Concerto No. 1: African Wildlife in a Wild Key

Sagged, plush hippopotamus’

and worn eucalyptus trees of knowledge

shadow a flank of black and white keys.

 

Legato, I touch lightly

the keys too long silent

making grey clouds minuet under fingers

as a savannah reverberates in the parlour.

 

My right hand, counterpoint

to the thematic antelope

crescendos to a fortissimo,

my left hand, a cheetah sounds the coda

and success is celebrated. It savours a motif

as the rest thunder off, the final cadence rebounds, recalling walls.

 

After all

it is only furniture.