Karen Jones Poet Free verse

Learning to Persevere

Learning to play piano again
I feel like a toddler learning how to walk
My fingers fumble and like a sin
A wrong note yells at the air
The note hangs choking melodies 
My brain aspires to create
Oh how I miss my youthful fingertips
That were nimble flexible and accurate
Now nerve damage curves my abilities
And gasp I must ignore reading music
And adore grasping sound with ear
I am frustrated but of good cheer
For if a famed musician can not see
Yet plays beautifully I must not be weak
If a musician who becomes deaf
Still has the skill to work treble clef
I too must persevere and do well
Ancestors demand this of me

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Valsa George December 12, 2023 at 7:06 PM Once you could play piano like an expert with beautiful music flowing. Now with some deformity in your digit extremities, you are incapable of playing that well. But it is not yet time to give up. Perseverance has proved so successful with some music maestros with greater deformity. Continue striving, dear Caren. Karen Jones December 12, 2023 at 7:22 PM Thanks Valsa! Karen Jones December 12, 2023 at 7:21 PM Thanks Valsa!

Gershon Wolf December 11, 2023 at 7:20 PM You've got guts! ~ Ray Charles and Ludvig von Beethoven Karen Jones December 12, 2023 at 7:20 PM Hugs Gershon!

Jerry Brotherton December 11, 2023 at 5:00 PM Best of luck with your musical endeavor, my friend. A marvelous poem about your journey. Karen Jones December 11, 2023 at 5:15 PM Thanks for your encouragement Jerry! I will use it as fuel to persevere!

Sotto Poet December 11, 2023 at 12:23 PM Karen This is truly exceptional! Hehe, you rock! You are exceptionally fortunate to possess that artistic talent.. Sustain and take delight in the beauty you're able to create. Karen Jones December 11, 2023 at 5:14 PM I feel like the old dog trying to learn a new trick with an old bone! Ha but I must admit I love to play even if not as well as I once did. Thanks Soto for your comments!

Deb M December 11, 2023 at 11:46 AM Absolutely brilliant Karen! You go girl hehe!! How lucky you are to have that musical gift….persevere Karen and enjoy the beautifulness you make! Debx Karen Jones December 11, 2023 at 12:15 PM Deb I will keep your words fresh in mind and heart when I feel discouraged. Thanks so much sweetie! Hugs

Tom Cunningham December 11, 2023 at 4:07 AM Never give up Karen, nothing more beautiful than the sound of the piano, I'm sorry I never learnt how to play an instrument. Tom Karen Jones December 11, 2023 at 4:11 AM Thanks Tom. But you play words beautifully. Poetry is yet another form of song. And as for never playing an instrument it is never too late to learn. ;0)