Mist of Moonlight Fantasy

Mist of Moonlight Fantasy

Ludwig~
Shimmering waves of arching arpeggios

Grace the first moments

Of your moonlight child;

Mysterious conception
Hidden in fleeting legends 
Of a composition enraptured by blindness
Or love
Mystical as white shadows
On ebony
Dripping with dedication
Or sheer clouds that veil round fullness -
A dreamy maiden of pale passionate
Quasi fantasy
Wandering between grieving illusion
And figments of yearning;

Shapeless minor moon moods,
Like velvet blue vespers,
Rise up as scintillas
To ride
On wisps of major melody 
In notes
Of fragile all consuming passion
Grasping at moonbeams
Of melody from borrowed light -
Descending fancy now flees 
From the resolution 
In the inevitable dawn.

Ludwig ~
Here your ears still hear 

Moonlight rhapsodies

In a sonata by a waltzing river blue.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Rodrigues Avatar
January 10, 2021 at 9:44 AM
How lovely this is: Shapeless minor moon moods, Like velvet blue vespers. Congratulations, Sam on First!
Kauffman Avatar
January 10, 2021 at 9:55 AM
Thank you so much Kim. Not only do I love this piece for its ethereal beauty but it is one of my favorites to play. So appreciate your gracious message. All the best. Happy New Year!
Dietrich Avatar
January 8, 2021 at 5:57 PM
Gorgeous free verse and well deserved win, sam. Congrataulations to you.
Kauffman Avatar
January 11, 2021 at 2:07 PM
Thank you my friend! I don't think my words could ever equal the beauty of the Moonlight Sonata but it sure was fun to try! It was an honor to be on the winners list with so many amazing Ekphrasis tributes to the arts! Fun contest!
Brul Avatar
January 8, 2021 at 5:45 PM
So scintillating Sam..you have rendered this symphony in a more soothing cadence...so lovely! Congratulations on your 1st placewin!!
Kauffman Avatar
January 11, 2021 at 2:04 PM
Hi JCB! Thank you so much for your visit, your congratulations and lovely message. Seems both you and I love this composition. Was delighted to see your lovely poem on the winner's list! I think even Beethoven, and Schroeder, would smile! Hope you are having a good new year. All the best!
Watt Avatar
January 8, 2021 at 4:46 PM
I'm enraptured by your rhapsody of the moonlight sonata, a symphony to my ears! Beautiful writing about a timeless and wonderful piece of music, well-deserving of its place in the pantheon of the most popular of classical music. Your pen conducts an overture of musical poetry, dear Sam! "White shadows on ebony", love it! A fave and 'major' congrats on your win!
Kauffman Avatar
January 11, 2021 at 2:13 PM
I am so honored by your message, John - and your fav! It means so much coming from a musician of your caliber. You always understand the underlying musical, and poetic, themes of my writes! This piece has always been one of my favorites. I love its flowing cadence and love to play it. It always takes me to moonlit nights. "Major" gratitude for your beautiful note(s)! :)
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