Tagged: piano
new neurons bump
new neurons bump
into older neurons,
triggering mental and
muscular gymnastics,
stumbling across
the language of liszt’s
la campanella,
accepting that
a mountain is taller
than a mountain
.
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selecting the next
selecting the next
piece for piano practice
is a task – valse du
petit chien wound up to chase
its own tail, indefinitely
.
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mom is playing the
mom is playing the
piano on a summer
afternoon, daddy
and i secretly listen
in so she doesn’t get nervous
.
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we take turns playing
we take turns playing
the piano for the deer
napping in the yard,
the hummingbirds sword dance out
of rhythm, flashing their wings
.
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dad is teaching mom
dad is teaching mom
to play mozart’s turkish march
on the piano –
on a southern summer friday,
each note lands sticky with doubt
.
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on the surface, für
on the surface, für
elise does not make a splash,
opting to reflect
our tiniest deviations,
a simple sophistication
.
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on an overgrown
on an overgrown
path, unwalked walks fold into
majestic cranes, wings
stretch towards filtered light where
we can still dream of meeting
.
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the page-turner is
the page-turner is
a partner in crime whether
the notes fall into
place or begin to hit the
fan – late night chamber music
.
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you are practicing
you are practicing
Bartók when the elephant
suddenly escapes,
staggering out of the grand
piano, during the eighth bar
.
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when the Mephisto
when the Mephisto
Waltz came on the radio
this morning, i
remember your glee
that one hot Florida
summer, putting
your whole body
into melting
the piano, two
hands easily
spanning more
than blue skies.
we all knew we
would make
it one day, those
lucky enough to
dream about
floating away
.
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