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Lune -- Silence

old honkytonk piano
        the ghosts of your notes
               hover above you

          silence becomes longing
       for rhythm and rollicking songs
                      lost to time.



Lune Contest
nette onclaud
Visual 1
May 10th. 2020

Second Place

Copyright © Suzanne Delaney | Year Posted 2020

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Jennifer Fenn Date: 2/26/2021 8:13:00 PM Neat! I like the nostalgia in this. It’s sad that these old songs get lost if people aren’t exposed to them. Cool photo to go with it. Congrats on your win. Login to Reply

Elaine George Date: 10/4/2020 4:33:00 AM Awesome! many congrats on your top-notch win, Suzanne. ~ Elaine Login to Reply

Kim Rodrigues Date: 7/28/2020 1:45:00 PM Suzanne, this is quite beautiful! Congratulations! Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 7/26/2020 8:27:00 PM Wish you would put up more new poetry, Suz. Are you still at PFT? Login to Reply

Carol Mays Date: 6/28/2020 8:35:00 PM Yet another wonderful, magical poem. I love it! Login to Reply

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri Date: 6/23/2020 9:27:00 AM Songs that haunt and linger on perhaps? A fine poetic intrigue written in an engaging way. Kudos. ..............-------- ...Plz pleez do read and comment my newest piece, a prose and do also read the articles and data I have copy pasted in comment section below that poem so you will confirm the matter further. Login to Reply

Jeanne Mcgee Date: 5/24/2020 7:31:00 AM Lovely poem...love the line...the ghosts of your notes...but the whole is wonderful. congrats on your top win. Login to Reply

Sara Kendrick Date: 5/20/2020 7:57:00 AM Good work reads like a good contender. Way to go. I like your choice of topic for the contest. Sara..I see Andrea says it is a winner. Congrats Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/17/2020 8:43:00 PM congrats on a well deserved win! Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 5/18/2020 9:20:00 AM Thanks Andrea: I appreciate hearing from you.

Sam Kauffman Date: 5/14/2020 3:00:00 PM SuZ - wonderful imagery of "ghosts of your notes" not lost but with life in waiting - ready to rollick again. I really enjoyed this poem. Congratulations! Well done. Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 5/16/2020 7:32:00 PM Thanks for your friendly comment Sam: I do appreciate you for taking the time. SuZ

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/14/2020 2:17:00 AM I loved this touching verse SuZ. Congratulations on your Second Place win! I rescued an aging piano that had seen better days and it is a treasure of a baby grand, little marks of cigarettes and all. xxoo Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 5/16/2020 7:30:00 PM Hi Connie: My reply to you went missing here. I told you of a black honky tonk piano we left behind in Australia with hand carved flowers in the wood. It had such character......so this image did trigger something in me. Luv, SuZ

Kim Rodrigues Date: 5/13/2020 10:05:00 PM The memory lives on! Congratulations, Suzanne! Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 5/14/2020 6:09:00 AM Thanks Kim. Yours stood out. Best, SuZ

Paul Callus Date: 5/13/2020 4:34:00 PM I love this interpretation of yours, Suz! You remind me of the Rolling Stones and the honky tonk blues! ~ Congratulations on your fine win. Rehards // paul Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 5/14/2020 6:06:00 AM Nice to hear from you, Paul Your Lune was like a beautiful dance. Brilliant to watch. SuZ

Richard Lamoureux Date: 5/13/2020 11:55:00 AM I like old instruments, they give off vibrations even when they are no longer playable. You have gifted us good vibrations with this piece. Blessings Rick. Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 5/14/2020 6:02:00 AM Thankyou Rich: appreciate your thoughtful comments. SuZ

Lindsay Laurie Date: 5/11/2020 8:12:00 PM Hello Suzanne … it must have been a rollicking time when tunes were belted out of these honkytonk pianos. The music is so distinct from what we are gifted with today - thank you Suzanne - Lindsay Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 5/14/2020 6:00:00 AM Good morning Lindsay: yes in a way the old piano is a symbol of time passing and we look back with fondness on so many things especially good times. Best, SuZ

Silent One Date: 5/11/2020 2:13:00 PM This is haunting and how right you are about some pianos...Have a feeling this one will do very well. Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 5/11/2020 5:52:00 PM SI:Thanks for reading and your welcome comment... I used a lot of ‘o’ sounds to give it a sad and somb’re tone.. then switched to ‘i’ and ‘e’ sound to lift it and cut through the tension.

Tom Cunningham Date: 5/11/2020 1:36:00 PM Love your interpretation Suzanne, went for the same visual., liked your one with the stones too. I made up my own first then realised you had to use one of Nettes, hope you're well. Good luck. Tom Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 5/11/2020 5:54:00 PM Thanks Tom: I will check it out. I always find the fun part of contests is reading what other poets interpretations are.

Timothy Hicks Date: 5/11/2020 10:55:00 AM First stanza is the strongest ... the ghost piano player is very cool to imagine. I wonder what "Lune" could refer too? Might have to go to the contest to see... Login to Reply Suzanne Delaney Date: 5/11/2020 12:01:00 PM Thanks Tim: History always hangs around old objects. The form is described in Nette’s Contest. It is a kind of Ku with a visual prompt. SuZ