Pianos Were His Love
Bechstein, Blüthner, Steinway or a Fazioli Pianoforti
long had he craved to play them.
He was in love with grand pianos, their shape and sheen,
their sweeping contours, their circuit bodies.
His hands, so unmusical, his heart a natural composer
of words but not more than two or three notes together.
He admires from afar
the ornate candelabra set upon polished wood,
a
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Categories:
pianos, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Warrior Poet
Warrior
Musical, analytical, religious, artistic.
Son of soldiers.
Lover of Nelly, ragtime pianos, and rhythm guitars.
Who reels angst, inspiration, and regrets.
Who fears retirement, isolation, and mediocrity.
Who would like to see Scandinavia, wealth, and grandchildren.
Resident of the Monterey Peninsula.
Poet
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Categories:
pianos, angst, art, grandchild, guitar,
Form: Bio
Grand Pianos
In that
place
which is North of normality
where
insanity's just a formality
I'm sat
listening to
Dmitri Shostakovich.
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Categories:
pianos, mental illness,
Form: Rhyme
Cartoon Pianos
Gravity falls on my head like cartoon pianos,
Drawn by he who drops,
Weights of ivory and ebony concertos,
Whose sound on me won't stop.
Heavier and heavier the pressure pushes,
Down along my spine,
As the falling instrument smears and smushes,
Me into a powder crushed so fine.
Like the alchemest whose legerdemain,
Uses a mortar and pestle to press,
Gravity's foot on me
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Categories:
pianos, imagery, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Girls Are Like Pianos In Deed and Simile
Girls are like pianos in deed and simile
When well tuned they giggle and smile
When annoyed they prop and empathize
When spoiled they demand and emphasize
He who can make a girl laugh can make her upright
Then they grow glassy and fabulously bright
They become wily strong and pretty useful
Being good they go to heaven very beautiful
The saddest thing
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Categories:
pianos, art, girl, giggle,
Form: Blank verse
Pianos Tunes
My fingers played the piano
running over ivory keys.
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Tickling the ivory keys
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Categories:
pianos, music
Form: Crystalline
Pianos Are Falling Apart
Pianos are falling apart,
The ivory keys at the start;
From there to the panel,
It’s too much to handle;
It’s breaking the strings of my heart.
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Categories:
pianos, introspection, music
Form: Limerick