Black liquid luster
Dulled by pulling tide,
Gritty sand-fingers,
And stringy seaweed
Ebony sits upon
Wood littered,
Rock strewn,
Sand sloped beach
Grey rain-pungent skies
Grey rain-pungent skies
Reflected in unkempt
Noir visage
Cannot mute the rolling thunder
Keys and notes robbed
Of innocence and
Thwarted music is
Trapped in lonesome steadfast
Quicksand suckles
Slender charcoal legs
Giving slanted silhouette
To laughing waves
Wind pushes and tugs
Frantic and distraught
Upon hearing mournful cries
She wails realizing her impotency
Knowing time is short
He must succumb
She caresses keys
And kisses strings
It is not compensation
For warm passionate
Flesh fingers
But they are those which abandon
She has no eyes with which
To cry of the injustice
No heart
For his pleas to break
But she has voice
With which to speak
A cacophonous tempest
Of raw emotion
Of raw emotion
Absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poetry, as all of your poems are. Bravo!
ReplyDeletewhat stood out the most was the quicksand and the debris strewn beach with seaweed. I spent my childhood on beaches like that.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Katley... I like this poem a lot because of the images it conjures for me. Thanks for coming by!
ReplyDeleteShe caresses keys
ReplyDeleteAnd kisses strings...love the intimacy in that...the end feels dark to me...no heart to break..no cry of injustice...her cachophony of raw emotion....intriguing verse tracie
It is dark Brian...a pairing that is futile, and insurmountable. It is so sad when she tries to free the piano from the sand while the sea encroaches and steals it from her forever.
DeleteSimply beautiful! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you ayala.. :)
Delete" A cacophonous tempest
ReplyDeleteOf raw emotion" <== I like!
Thanks Lazaro!
Delete..and raw emotions in this...her desperate try to hold on to those ebony keys and strings..i can feel this as a musician and of course way beyond..
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming by Claudia... :)
DeleteThe imagery and the emotions they invoke are breathtaking. I felt the ebb and flow of the tempo and for me this really enhanced the impact and permeation of your words.
ReplyDeleteI am happy you enjoyed it... your words are appreciated!
DeleteA musical journey made richer with the continuous use of assonance, which crescendos and then breaks. A lovely sonata kind of poem.
ReplyDeletebeyond any analysis of iambic pentameter or such…these words of a wounded warrior barely able to come back from the edge to find one's sanity amongst the driftwood and tides amongst the ebb and flows of daily life…you are to be commended and keep expressing it in words…absolutely touching…(love you)…
ReplyDeleteStephen.. thank you for reading. I appreciate your words so much. Sending you love and light.
DeleteThank you Bechanny
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