Silent Piano

My late father played gorgeous music on his Steinway Debussy, Ravel, Beethoven along with his own compositions He set eight of my poems to music I sang while he played Every Hanukkah he would play "Rock of Ages" on the keyboard The piano is silent now His students preserve his legacy with their compositions Music - like poetry can melt the heart I sit here on an autumn day Remembering my father People leave this mortal coil That is our fate! But some leave behind great poetry and music in their wake Seems like they are almost immortal! The piano is silent now But I am still here and hopefully inscribed in the book of life for a good year My father being gone for a number of years he left his mark on future generations by giving them the gift of music And he left 4 new individuals in his wake I am one I was a fairly good son The piano is silent now But memory persists And one can take joy in that!