Best Muskets Poems

Khatia Buniatishvili's Tour de Force of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto N° 1 in B-flat minor on Zubin Mehta's 80th Birthday*

… the caged-beast terrified defying the donderbus blasts vollies of muskets and cannons heralding the charge cavernous ton caisses blown asunder one blow after another yapping at...

Continue reading...

I saw ten ships departing north,
From out the grand Canal.
They each were armed with cannons four,
With mighty rationale.
Atop them flew my country's flag,
A phoenix white in pride,
It struck about the side of crag,
The first ship sank and died.

I saw nine ships all leave the docks,
to...

Continue reading...

Pikes held high,
Flags fill the sky,
Drummer boys sound the beat,
Musket men are on their feet.

White smoke swirls, ram down the ball really hard,
Pour in the gunpowder to make the charge.

Front rank kneel, back rank stand and take your aim,
On command back rank fire, then swop...

Continue reading...