Sunday, November 1, 2009
The insidious sound of the violin
A divinely charmed
.........................snake
.......................................Sent to coil
......................................................around heart
.......................................................................and soul
..................................................................................And leave
................................................................twin wounds
......................................................dripping
..............................................................F
....................................................................r
.......................................................................e
.....................................................................e
...........................................love and longing
.................................rivulets
.......................That join
..............................................the mighty
.......................................................................white river
...............i ...........................................................................................vs
..................n .....................................................................................e
..........................i .......................................................................h
...................................t ....................................................c
............................................s ................................r
.................................................................a
........................................................between stars
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Hello
I am here thanks Roxana, who posted a poem thanks it seems yourself. it is the "Dangerous prayer" post, the one by Regina Sara.
i was struck by the music primarily, by the speed. one must know how to read poems, this one in particular, seemed like Nietzsche on speed?
you have a fine blog here and thanks anyway!
cheers
Welcome, Kubla Khan. I am glad you came to visit, and that you like the blog - it's not a very active one, but it's very close to my heart.
I myself got that poem from a different blogger, here http://elainejarvis.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-am-thinking-this-evening-that-i-need.html
this is how treasures move around the net, or at least the blog world.
i'm not sure myself if there's one right way to read this poem. initially i had it with Mendelssohn, and it was a very different story then.
i am glad both music and poetry are flexible like that, continue to unfold, like a perpetual flowering.
how beautiful and achingly parallel are these...
dear vv, how glad i am for your visits and comments... this music, i find it hard to stand for its longing and beauty, and yet i don't want it to stop
i have read your poem so often by now that i can almost say it by heart :-)
it's especially the first half that doesn't want to leave me:
A divinely charmed
.........................snake
.......................................Sent to coil
......................................................around heart
.......................................................................and soul
..................................................................................And leave
................................................................twin wounds
......................................................dripping
how lovely this looks, are you thinking of new experiments with form?
dear roxana! you are always so encouraging!
i didn't start with the idea of experimenting with form, only the 'traditional' form just didn't fit and i had to fiddle and fiddle until it felt better. it's harder to do on blogger, sadly, as i'm sure you know, formatting is a pain and it never looks the same in the final page as in the edit window...
but yes, i love playing with the poem form and bring in also the visual - now as i'm writing this i'm thinking, i can write something on paper and scan and then post it :) see, inspiration... thanks! :)
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