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Alobar
Lv 5
Alobar asked in Arts & HumanitiesPoetry · 1 decade ago

Is this working, or is it trying too hard? If you think it's working, suggest a title?

The piano came on like a forest fire

raging across the countryside

There was no chance of rain,

no sad drops of melancholy

Only crescendo,

building,

filled with hard notes

and staccato phrases

Life

becomes music

becomes life

Roar!

Roar of flame as

world explodes in

kaleidoscope of passion, brilliantly red,

orange,

the violent shades of yellow

Roar!

as heartbeat turns to drum

pounding rhythms of destruction

creation and

realization

Roar!

as you cover the

innocent, virgin field

with something like understanding

And all then

that remains

is a barren, desolate field

covered by blackened skeltons

of the past

and existential dust

You rest,

the piano falling silent,

the air heavy

with the profound sense

that something this time has mattered

that something this time

has changed.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    The passion of this piece is intense and inspirational, however, I find it “Wordy” but none the less brilliant.

    I see your poem like this;-

    GODS PIANO

    The piano a forest fire

    raging across the countryside

    No chance of rain,

    no sad drops of melancholy

    crescendo,

    building,

    hard notes

    and staccato phrases

    Life

    becomes music

    becomes life

    Flames roar

    world explodes

    kaleidoscope of passions,

    Red, Orange,

    the violent shades of yellow

    Roar of heartbeats turns to drums

    pounding rhythms of destruction

    creation and

    realization

    A gentle breeze

    uncovers

    innocent, virgin fields

    with something like understanding

    remains

    of blackened skeletons

    past and existential dust

    rest,

    falling silence,

    with heavy air

    a piano with the profound sense

    that something has mattered

    that something this time

    has changed.

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  • Any one who feels the crescendos and bases on the piano keyboard when being teased expertly will hear the strength in this piece.

    It may need some work as all pieces do at some point, I am no critic

    I felt the build up and the let down as I should when reading a poem of this type..

    I have no clue what you would do to make this better as reading it a second time it does not clearly show itself.. It actually felt better.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    This is very good. I think it works pretty well. Some parts dont flow as nicely as they could just a bit of work on your metaphores would make it better but I personally loved it.

    As for a title how about, Keys of change. Or maybe The Existential Key.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    NICE....Several times I have started to say something and then the music in the words took over. Creating it's on timing, a sense of flow, an ability to steer as if the beat is predetermined. Target notes, pentatonic riffs in our hearts, Dorian modes of peculiar circumstance.....

    hmmmm...sounds a lot like, Life

    Again, I like this....Nice

  • 1 decade ago

    It's trying too hard, but just needs some careful pruning and attention to sound and detail. I like the simile of the piano/fire, that is fresh. As a title perhaps Burn Zone. Careful with the abstracts: sad drops of melancholy; kaleidoscope of passion. Also watch those one word lines, can they pull off what they need to do?

    Good luck.

    Source(s): Answering the question as asked.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Only the second line to me felt over the top, the use of countryside to be the audience of the music, was too great a hyperbole. Title - Grandeur of Baby Grand.

  • 1 decade ago

    I am not good with titles but I will lend my 2 cents worth.

    Piano Silenced.

    I like the use of piano music for the course of life.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I like it it could be a little better if you change some of the words but, it flowed really well! And for the person named St.Mildred Ludwalla Ludmilla ignore her she commented on my rap and what she says doesn't mean nothing because, her oppinion doesn't count cuz what she says is stupid!

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    This works for me. Saw Australia as I read....and have friend there that plays/loves piano so with recent fires that may be why I like this so much. Love your stuff

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