Stream of Music

STREAM  OF  MUSIC

Tuning up and sounding a bit cacophonous
Like an orchestra as I enter the hall  -
Until I identify each instrument, and all 
Begins to seem just right  -   euphonious.

The splat of tiny timpani as pebbles click their banjo,
A rattling chuckle of tambourine stones,
The plink plonks of xylophone tones - 
Are bass to the tinkling high notes on piano.

Behind our water flutes’ plops and bubbles,
Harp  arpeggio’s rhythm and crescendo flow;   
The drums’ roars over the hiss of zither chords slow
And the splashing cymbals wash away my troubles.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Dietrich Avatar
August 2, 2014 at 8:30 PM
what a lot of great onomatopoeia, Sydney. Do you come across this music in your school's band?
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