Fermata Poems - Poems about Fermata

The Feast of Power

...Walls breathe insistent hunger,
red as the inside of a split pomegranate,
richer still where the tallow has melted,
slick as the fat from a burnt offering. 

Scarpia does not eat.
He savors—sou...

Single-Use Pass

...


I have one pass to success —
I have one pass per path
I've had one flight, one success
Going ahead—till one's last breath.

You can hear Gabriel blowing his horn
Yet, I took i...

Fermata

...You are a sustained landscape
one that changes only when you smile or frown,
        a fermata, an endless note
something akin to love strung-out,
pulled thin
until it vibrates at the same tone
...

The Selection

...get it right and make it right again
days say solo days say ah dew shi paco
ah dew she say ah vay dew!
Adagio Cadenza
Andante C
Dolce Fermata
Fortissimo Larghetto
Mofit Octave
Piu Semore
Sfo...

Such Words Inspire, Without Tragedy

...Might he find it in him self to
see error in his previous thought
than might he recognize the
way his lyrics and music
might blend together to
be heard in the finest hall's
of this world.
Thos...

Still Point 20

...avatar-
double bar
fermata......

Sympathy

...Sympathy

Sympathy of violins,
Sensate sliding of heartstrings.
Canorously caressing.
Like cherry brandy - feels good.
The warmth spreads, like a prayer shawl.

Fermata holds on t...

The Music of Colors

...It originates with a blank canvas.
White. 
Eerie silence like snow drifting
A fermata.
Silence is music too.

Then a sonata of yellow breaks the spell.
The arpeggio of a laugh
The trill of th...

Minuet Number One

...Prelude
The student sits, perpendicular to the piano
Back erect, fingers curled, knees just barely under the keys
Feet not touching the floor
Eyes bright with wonder

The finger strikes a note
...

Music

...Music, music, it’s in the air,
Here is a list of what I hear:

A B C D E F G
(1 e & a) (1 2 3)

Rhythm, beat, timing, and tempo,
Fermata, rest, and accelerando,

Forte, piano, half, and whol...

Loon Song

...Motor is nudged to life in an arcing motion, arm pulling 
cord. Vein-furrowed hands grasp the fishing pole, 
slinging bait and tackle beneath one arm. Another 
arcing motion, arm casting pole. Bob...

Lyrical Crimes

...This ink switchblade scraped the page
Imbibed by my musical sage
This isn't just a love sick cantata
A heartless melody, baby hold that fermata
Oh look out! More lyrical crimes
Hear me butcher t...

Life's Fermata

...Let the song sift through your soul
Let the harmony heal your heart
Let the melody mend your mind
Make life a musical masterpiece
Let the people hear the peace
Let us understand in unison
Let h...

Solo

...pupa taps a
pulse
in humid mounds.

chaste cicada quivers in the ground.

sighed fermata
thrills
the earthen chambers.

bare cicada fancies in the strain.

lewd sonata
lulls
the velvet ...

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