Short Descant Poems

Descant hums of air,
Reverberate the forest;
A wind lullaby....

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Spiraling snowflakes.
Dance ballerina duet.
Pas de deux descant....

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Outside the classroom
Sun and cloud dapple the vale
Thrush rehearses triple phrase

The while overhead
Lark ascends in descant stream
Studies the Elysian scene


2 May 2019

Contest: Bite sized poem No.4...

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bleakness of Autumn
    on a cloudy-sunless day
            muted colors droop
spirit’s  s i l e n t  interlude...
…blush of solo-leaf descant

12/1/2017


descant - a melody or counterpoint sung above the plainsong of the tenor
(from Merriam-Webster)...

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my guitar strings 
were tightly wand 
as I leaned against 
the cellos hard surface
 
clinging hopelessly to the fullness 
of a familiar tune bellowing 
from a charming piano dazzled 
I was softly moved by the harps 

descant chanting upon 
thee unveiling of the violins 
motionless melody creating 
a sensational fluttering of bees 

beneath the echoing shallow 
breaths of my  panting lures...

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truly balanced
winged fluidity  
upswept from curling wave
swirling to soar in savored grace 
on a cushion of descant airs
sung at a surfing pace
What hand could stroke
with wetted brush 
This flow of captured  sight
what words could tell
to show this spell
of musical delight
This flash of chance 
A passing glance
Caught and  held
in memory's eye
slow dancing
more in
favored space
with incandescent
Flair...

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My eyes are set on my night Flight
                                            I emerge into my rest  
                                       To lull over my surroundings 
                                          Lilt encompasses twilight
                                     Descant enchantment to lovers
                                           Destiny enlightens night
 
                                         By: Eve Roper  1/14/2015...

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