Mark J. Halliday Poet Sonnet

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Lost music is like tears on the wind.  Made this rather quickly, didn't realize I was a quatrain short of a sonnet at the time.

Tears In the Wind

Tears In The Wind

Left hand deftly fingering strings on frets, 
While my right hand is picking or strumming. 
Composing a sad song about regrets
And searching a melody by humming. 
I easily find a chord progression,
Played in a melancholy minor key,
Then add some dynamics for expression--
Reaching a fugue-like state releases me
Fleeting perfection is my endeavor.
Like tears in the wind, now lost forever.

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Bethany St John May 28, 2014 at 12:43 PM This a brilliant piece. Love it! Mark J. Halliday May 28, 2014 at 1:34 PM Thanks, glad you liked it. You might also like Turning Chaos Into harmony and/or Trying To Find The Groove, which have similar topics.

Robert Lindley May 21, 2014 at 3:02 PM My friend, a short write that truly inspires! Good luck in the contest.. Mark J. Halliday May 21, 2014 at 5:37 PM Thank you. I did feel rather inspired writing this one; it came out rather quickly without a lot of wordsmithing.

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser May 21, 2014 at 12:45 PM Short but speaks of much sadness... Mark J. Halliday May 21, 2014 at 12:55 PM It wasn't really meant to be sad, per se, just about writing a sad song. That fugue-like state is rather like bliss, to tell the truth. You might also like Trying To Find The Groove and Turning Chaos Into Harmony. Similar topics. Thanks for commenting.

Nathan D. May 21, 2014 at 12:07 PM awesome write Mark J. Halliday May 21, 2014 at 12:53 PM Thanks. You might also like Trying To Find The Groove and Turning Chaos Into Harmony. Similar topics.