the avant-garde
eccentric & peculiar
gnossienne at gymonpedie
of the pregnant pause.
stark…simple
without pretence…
sounds…
..then…silence.
measuring
moments
.frozen pieces
In
the
particular In
The
wonder
revolvea
in
all directions…
a
prolongment
of self…
limp..lonely..lost….then
instantaneous….
picturesque preludes…
I open my mind,
notice..
& respond
Satie tribute.
The music
plays
sounds
then silence
in
a pregnant pause
in each
space
I
day dream
I
am
a child again
on a swing
push
pause
as I swing
push
pause
as I swing
back
and
forth
push
then
pause
in
a
reverie
of
thoughts
higher
higher
back
and
forth
push
and pause
the
music
plays
on
I stay
in
yesterday
minimalist miniatures
listen to the pause -
silence is golden
Alfred Leslie Erik Satie
with musicak dissonance so free
Once was all the rage
conveying the genre to John Cage
ensnared
abandoned
to the tempest
eternity fades
disarmed
by imagination
in the depth
of solitude
empty regrets
disappear
tranquility
is expressed
in sighs
in my mind
dreaming
in this quiet
notes
stream
in continuous
contentment
stay awhile
listen
thoughts on hold
await the pause
suspended
emotions
of
calm
reverie
repeat
revolve
in circles
intervals
repeat
&
repeat
then
appear
appear
My mind’s eye preoccupation,
I am captive to my guiding light,
the source of all my equivocal influences.
Erik Satie under the moon,
Shadowy contours
against a nocturnal silver sky,
my subliminal ambient impressionism.
I am walking a shrouded path,
trudging through murky ponds
where I find the silhouette
of cattails swaying against the moon.
Here, I inhale
the night wind bouquet
from which the violet violins
play through all my dreams.
Published: PS: It's Still Poetry January 2022
bizarre beauty
subtle&
slow
evoking
the visual
in intervals
of
silence
on the cusp
of melody
ambiance
bespoke&synchronised
musique
de furniture
gentle&repetitive
strange
sounds
exposed
in
a
toned
atmosphere
complementary
with
a sense
of calm
in the surreal
&absurd
effortlessly
unified
in a minimalist
tapestry
neutralized
melody
chaotically
created
pathos
laden
in a collage
of
eccentricity
alone
for a moment
measuring sound
frozen
pieces
in a particular
way
I wonder
about myself
relax
as in childish
dream
revolve
in all directions
limp
lonely
lost
then
instantaneously
I open
my mind
to a
picturesque
prelude
& respond &
notice
steps
of sound
a picture
between a
chord
quiet intervals
ongoing
sadness
in
melancholia
on hold
calm descends
the pause
progresses
in my minds
eye
in
intervals
twixt&tween
minimal
meditations
a reverie
of thoughts
on a swing
back&forth
I stay
in yesterday
....waiting
holding
silence
..listen..
to the pause
in anticipation
of
minimal miniatures
that
haunt
&
dwell
listen to the pause - silence is golden
A abstract ekphrasis tribute to Erik Satie piano style
exemplar
and avatar
idiosyncretique
avant garde
eccentric-
minimal meditations
between still points
SATIE PHRASIS
Alone for a moment, measuring
sound….Frozen pieces…. in a
particular way,to wonder about
myself.To relax for hours as in
a childish dream…. and revolve in
all directions…this prolongment
of self…limp..lonely..lost….then
instantaneous….three pieces in form
with picturesque preludes…
I open my mind, notice..and respond
Translated from Satie musical directions and titles
Listen to me recite this phrasis on youtube under my pen name ichthyschiro
SATIE EKPHRASIS
Master of the avant-garde,
eccentric and extra peculiar.
This ‘velvet gentleman’ of
cordoroy suit and hat.Inspiration
of the provocative and artist
hoaxs with the collaborative.
Erik’s gnossienne gymonpedie
genie of the pregnant pause.
‘as is moments’ stark…simple
without pretence…sounds…
..then…silence.
Listen to me recite this ekphrasis on youtube under my pen name ichthyschiro
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